Japanese symbol for “hermes”

ヘルメス

Romaji: herumesu

Hermes (god)

In Japanese, hermes is ヘルメス (herumesu).

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Meanings

n Hermes (god) (grmyth)

Written forms: —. Readings: ヘルメス、ヘルメース.

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