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Japanese symbol for “laos”

Romaji: raosu
Laos

In Japanese, laos is , read (raosu).

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 Laos

Kanji and stroke order

gauze, thin silk, Rome
on: ラ
kun: うすもの
19 strokes · JLPT 1
eaves, roof, house
on: ウ
6 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
もうら mouraencompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of)
られつ raretsuenumeration; citation; listing
らしんばん rashinbancompass
しゅらば shurabafighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed)
こうら kourashell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; plastron
しゅら shuraAsura; demigod; anti-god
うちゅう uchuuuniverse; cosmos; space
うつのみや utsunomiyaUtsunomiya (city in Tochigi)

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.