Japanese symbol for “mandala”
曼荼羅
まんだら
Romaji: mandara
mandala
In Japanese, mandala is 曼荼羅, read まんだら (mandara).
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
- n mandala (Buddh)
Written forms: 曼荼羅、曼陀羅. Readings: まんだら、まだら、マンダラ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “mandala”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 壇 | だん dan | mandala |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 曼珠沙華 | まんじゅしゃげ manjushage | red spider lily (Lycoris radiata); cluster amaryllis; cluster belladonna |
| 日耳曼 | ゲルマン geruman | Germanic (people, language, culture, etc.) |
| 曼谷 | バンコク bankoku | Bangkok (Thailand) |
| 四曼 | しまん shiman | four types of mandala (in Shingon) |
| 大曼荼羅 | だいまんだら daimandara | great mandala (in Shingon); mandala with an image of each deity |
| 荼毘 | だび dabi | cremation |
| 軍荼利 | ぐんだり gundari | Kundali (tantric Buddhist deity) |
| 荼枳尼 | だきに dakini | Dakini (fairy-goddess) |
| 網羅 | もうら moura | encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “mandala”.
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.