Japanese symbol for “sahara”

撒哈拉

サハラ

Romaji: sahara

Sahara

In Japanese, sahara is 撒哈拉, read サハラ (sahara).

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

n Sahara

Kanji and stroke order

撒

scatter, sprinkle, give them the slip

on: サン、サツ
kun: ま.く

15 strokes

哈

school of fish, fish's mouth moving, exhaling sound

on: ゴウ、ハ、ソウ

9 strokes

拉

Latin, kidnap, crush

on: ラツ、ラ、ロウ
kun: らっ.する、ひし.ぐ、くだ.く

8 strokes

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
撒く	まく maku	to scatter; to sprinkle; to strew
撒き餌	まきえ makie	scattered animal feed; ground bait
ばら撒く	ばらまく baramaku	to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs)
得撒	テキサス tekisasu	Texas
弥撒	ミサ misa	(Catholic) Mass
哈日族	ハーリーズー haariizuu	Taiwanese Japanophiles
哈爾浜	ハルビン harubin	Harbin (China)
拉致	らち rachi	taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping

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.