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Japanese symbol for “palmyra”

Romaji: tara
palmyra

In Japanese, palmyra is , read (tara).

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 palmyra
  2. n lusterleaf holly
  3. n patra (silver incense dish placed in front of a Buddhist statue)

Kanji and stroke order

many, frequent, much
on: タ
kun: おお.い、まさ.に、まさ.る
6 strokes · JLPT 4
gauze, thin silk, Rome
on: ラ
kun: うすもの
19 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “palmyra”

WordReadingMeaning
たらじゅ tarajupalmyra
パルミラやし parumirayashipalmyra (Borassus flabellifer)

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
たすう tasuularge number (of); many
たぶん tabunprobably; likely; perhaps
たよう tayoudiverse; various
たしょう tashoua little; some; somewhat
おおい ooimany; numerous; a lot
ただい tadaigreat (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous
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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