Japanese symbol for “lakh”

洛叉

らくしゃ

Romaji: rakusha

lakh; 100,000 (Indian numbering system)

In Japanese, lakh is 洛叉, read らくしゃ (rakusha).

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Meanings

n lakh; 100,000 (Indian numbering system)

Written forms: 洛叉、落沙. Readings: らくしゃ.

Kanji and stroke order

洛

Kyoto, the capital

on: ラク

9 strokes

叉

fork in road, crotch

on: サ、シャ、サイ
kun: また

3 strokes

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
上洛	じょうらく jouraku	going to Kyoto; visiting Kyoto
洛中	らくちゅう rakuchuu	inside the capital
洛外	らくがい rakugai	outside Kyoto or the capital
京洛	きょうらく kyouraku	capital (esp. Kyoto)
入洛	じゅらく juraku	proceeding to Kyoto; entering Kyoto
摩洛哥	モロッコ morokko	Morocco
夜叉	やしゃ yasha	yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)
音叉	おんさ onsa	tuning fork

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.