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Japanese symbol for “nile”

Romaji: nairu
Nile (river)

In Japanese, nile is , read (nairu).

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 Nile (river)

Kanji and stroke order

nun
on: ニ
kun: あま
5 strokes · JLPT 1
gauze, thin silk, Rome
on: ラ
kun: うすもの
19 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
にそう nisouBuddhist nun
しゃかむに shakamuniGautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th century BCE?)
びくに bikunibhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun)
あまでら amaderanunnery; convent
だらに daranidharani; spell; litany
ぜんに zenniZen nun
もうら mouraencompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of)
られつ raretsuenumeration; citation; listing

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.

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