Japanese symbol for “lyre”
ライアー
ライアー
Romaji: raiaa
lyre
In Japanese, lyre is ライアー (raiaa).
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Meanings
- n lyre
Written forms: —. Readings: ライアー、ライア.
Other Japanese words for “lyre”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| リラ | リラ rira | lyra; lyre |
| 竪琴 | たてごと tategoto | harp; lyre |
| こと座 | ことざ kotoza | Lyra (constellation); the Lyre |
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.