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Japanese symbol for “saa”

Romaji: minamiafurikakoukuu
South African Airways; SAA

In Japanese, saa is , read (minamiafurikakoukuu).

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 South African Airways; SAA

Kanji and stroke order

south
on: ナン、ナ
kun: みなみ
9 strokes · JLPT 4
navigate, sail, cruise
on: コウ
10 strokes · JLPT 2
empty, sky, void
on: クウ
kun: そら、あ.く、あ.き、あ.ける
8 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
なんぶ nanbusouthern part; the south (of a region)
なんぼく nanbokunorth and south; north to south
なんせい nanseisouthwest
なんとう nantousoutheast
なんきょく nankyokuSouth Pole
なんべい nanbeiSouth America
こうくう koukuuaviation; flying
こうくうき koukuukiaircraft
くうき kuukiair; atmosphere

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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