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Japanese symbol for “sable”

Romaji: seeburu
sable

In Japanese, sable is (seeburu).

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 sable

Other Japanese words for “sable”

WordReadingMeaning
くろてん kurotensable (Martes zibellina)
ぎんだら gindarasablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria); black cod; Japanese bluefish

See also: Chinese symbol for “sable”.

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.