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Japanese symbol for “gupta”

Romaji: guputa
Gupta (dynasty of India; approx. 320-600 CE)

In Japanese, gupta is , read (guputa).

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

  1. n Gupta (dynasty of India; approx. 320-600 CE)

Kanji and stroke order

backpack bookcase
on: キュウ
9 strokes
many, frequent, much
on: タ
kun: おお.い、まさ.に、まさ.る
6 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
おいずり oizurithin, sleeveless overgarment worn by pilgrims
きゅうをおう kyuuoouto leave one's hometown to study; to carry a case of books
しょきゅう shokyuuwooden box for carrying books on one's back; bookcase
たすう tasuularge number (of); many
たぶん tabunprobably; likely; perhaps
たよう tayoudiverse; various
たしょう tashoua little; some; somewhat
おおい ooimany; numerous; a lot

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.

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