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Japanese symbol for “horst”

Romaji: chirui
horst

In Japanese, horst is , read (chirui).

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 horst (geol)

Kanji and stroke order

ground, earth
on: チ、ジ
6 strokes · JLPT 3
bases, fort, rampart
on: ルイ、ライ、スイ
kun: とりで
12 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ちいき chiikiarea; region; district
ちきゅう chikyuuEarth; the globe
ちほう chihoudistrict; region; area
じもと jimotohome area; home town
じしん jishinearthquake
とち tochiplot of land; lot; soil
まんるい manruibases loaded
ほんるいだ honruidahome run

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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