Japanese symbol for “oriental”
オリエンタル
オリエンタル
Romaji: orientaru
Oriental
In Japanese, oriental is オリエンタル (orientaru).
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Meanings
- adj-na Oriental
Other Japanese words for “oriental”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| イエロー | イエロー ieroo | Asian; Oriental; yellow-skinned person |
| 東洋風 | とうようふう touyoufuu | Oriental |
| 東洋区 | とうようく touyouku | Oriental (zoogeographical region) |
| 東洋人 | とうようじん touyoujin | Asian person; Oriental |
| 黄人 | こうじん koujin | yellow-skinned person; Oriental |
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.