Japanese symbol for “gibraltar”

日巴拉太

ジブラルタル

Romaji: jiburarutaru

Gibraltar

In Japanese, gibraltar is 日巴拉太, read ジブラルタル (jiburarutaru).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

n Gibraltar

Kanji and stroke order

日

day, sun, Japan

on: ニチ、ジツ
kun: ひ、-び、-か

4 strokes · JLPT 4

巴

comma-design

on: ハ
kun: ともえ、うずまき

4 strokes · JLPT 1

拉

Latin, kidnap, crush

on: ラツ、ラ、ロウ
kun: らっ.する、ひし.ぐ、くだ.く

8 strokes

太

plump, thick, big around

on: タイ、タ
kun: ふと.い、ふと.る

4 strokes · JLPT 3

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
巴里	パリ pari	Paris (France)
三つ巴	みつどもえ mitsudomoe	(emblem of) three comma-shaped figures arranged to form a circle
拉致	らち rachi	taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping
太陽	たいよう taiyou	Sun

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.