Japanese symbol for “humpback”
ハンプバック
ハンプバック
Romaji: hanpubakku
humpback (whale, fish)
In Japanese, humpback is ハンプバック (hanpubakku).
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Meanings
- n humpback (whale, fish)
Other Japanese words for “humpback”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 傴僂 | せむし semushi | hunchback; humpback; crookback |
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.