Japanese symbol for “hamlet”
部落
ぶらく
Romaji: buraku
hamlet; subunit of village
In Japanese, hamlet is 部落, read ぶらく (buraku).
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 hamlet; subunit of village
- n burakumin area
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “hamlet”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 里 | さと sato | village; hamlet |
| 村落 | そんらく sonraku | village; hamlet; settlement |
| ハムレット | ハムレット hamuretto | hamlet |
| ハムレット | ハムレット hamuretto | Hamlet (play by Shakespeare) |
| 小村 | しょうそん shouson | small village; hamlet |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 全部 | ぜんぶ zenbu | all; entire; whole |
| 部分 | ぶぶん bubun | portion; section; part |
| 部屋 | へや heya | room; chamber |
| 一部 | いちぶ ichibu | one part; one portion; one section |
| 内部 | ないぶ naibu | interior; inside; internal |
| 倶楽部 | クラブ kurabu | club; fraternity; sorority |
| 落ちる | おちる ochiru | to fall; to drop; to come down |
| 落ち | おち ochi | slip; omission |
See also: Chinese symbol for “hamlet”.
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.