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Japanese symbol for “rockies”

Romaji: rokkiisanmyaku
Rocky Mountains; the Rockies

In Japanese, rockies is , read (rokkiisanmyaku).

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 Rocky Mountains; the Rockies

Kanji and stroke order

mountain
on: サン、セン
kun: やま
3 strokes · JLPT 4
vein, pulse, hope
on: ミャク
kun: すじ
10 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
とざん tozanmountain climbing; mountaineering; ascent of a mountain
かざん kazanvolcano
こうざん kouzanmine (gold, coal, etc.)
やまがた yamagataYamagata (city, prefecture)
たくさん takusana lot; lots; plenty
せいざん seizanlush mountain; green mountain
どうみゃく doumyakuartery
さんみゃく sanmyakumountain range; mountain belt

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.