Japanese symbol for “hawaii”
布
ふ
Romaji: fu
Hawaii
In Japanese, hawaii is 布, read ふ (fu).
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Meanings
- n Hawaii
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “hawaii”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 布哇 | ハワイ hawai | Hawaii; Hawai'i |
| ワイハ | ワイハ waiha | Hawaii |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 財布 | さいふ saifu | wallet; purse; coin purse |
| 配布 | はいふ haifu | distribution |
| 布団 | ふとん futon | futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet |
| 毛布 | もうふ moufu | blanket |
| 分布 | ぶんぷ bunpu | distribution |
| 昆布 | こんぶ konbu | kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp |
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.