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Japanese symbol for “la”

Romaji: ra
la (6th note of a major scale in movable-do solfège); lah

In Japanese, la is (ra).

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 la (6th note of a major scale in movable-do solfège); lah (music)
  2. n A (note in the fixed-do system) (music)

Other Japanese words for “la”

WordReadingMeaning
エル・エー eru・eeLos Angeles; LA
ラボラトリーオートメーション raboratoriiootomeeshonlaboratory automation; LA

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.