Japanese symbol for “mo”
獏
ばく
Romaji: baku
tapir (Tapirus spp.)
In Japanese, mo is 獏, read ばく (baku).
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Meanings
- n tapir (Tapirus spp.)
- n mo (mythological Chinese chimera similar to a tapir, said to devour bad dreams)
Written forms: 獏、貘. Readings: ばく、バク.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “mo”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 光磁気 | ひかりじき hikarijiki | magneto-optical; MO |
| ＭＯ | エム・オー emu・oo | magneto-optical disk; MO |
| 分子軌道 | ぶんしきどう bunshikidou | molecular orbital; MO |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 山獏 | やまばく yamabaku | mountain tapir (Tapirus pinchaque) |
| マレー獏 | マレーばく mareebaku | Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus) |
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.