Japanese symbol for “manila”

馬尼剌

マニラ

Romaji: manira

Manila (Philippines)

In Japanese, manila is 馬尼剌, read マニラ (manira).

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Meanings

n Manila (Philippines)

Kanji and stroke order

馬

horse

on: バ、メ、マ、ボ
kun: うま、ま

10 strokes · JLPT 2

尼

nun

on: ニ
kun: あま

5 strokes · JLPT 1

剌

opposed, biased

on: ラツ
kun: もと.る

9 strokes

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
競馬	けいば keiba	horse racing
馬鹿	ばか baka	idiot; moron; fool
馬場	ばば baba	riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
出馬	しゅつば shutsuba	running (for election); coming forward as a candidate
馬力	ばりき bariki	horsepower; hp
馬券	ばけん baken	betting ticket; betting slip
尼僧	にそう nisou	Buddhist nun
釈迦牟尼	しゃかむに shakamuni	Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th century BCE?)
溌剌	はつらつ hatsuratsu	lively; vigorous; sprightly

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.