Japanese symbol for “germanic”
日耳曼
ゲルマン
Romaji: geruman
Germanic (people, language, culture, etc.)
In Japanese, germanic is 日耳曼, read ゲルマン (geruman).
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Meanings
- adj-f Germanic (people, language, culture, etc.)
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 今日 | きょう kyou | today; this day |
| 日本 | にほん nihon | Japan |
| 毎日 | まいにち mainichi | every day; daily |
| 明日 | あした ashita | tomorrow |
| 昨日 | きのう kinou | yesterday |
| 日常 | にちじょう nichijou | everyday; daily; ordinary |
| 耳元 | みみもと mimimoto | close to the ear |
| 耳目 | じもく jimoku | eyes and ears; seeing and hearing |
| 曼荼羅 | まんだら mandara | mandala |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.