Japanese symbol for “saitama”
埼玉
さいたま
Romaji: saitama
Saitama (city, prefecture)
In Japanese, saitama is 埼玉, read さいたま (saitama).
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 Saitama (city, prefecture)
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 埼京線 | さいきょうせん saikyousen | Saikyō Line (railway line running from Tokyo to Saitama) |
| 埼玉大学 | さいたまだいがく saitamadaigaku | Saitama University |
| 埼玉県 | さいたまけん saitamaken | Saitama Prefecture (Kanto area) |
| ダ埼玉 | ダさいたま dasaitama | Saitama Prefecture |
| 埼玉銀行 | さいたまぎんこう saitamaginkou | Saitama Bank |
| 目玉 | めだま medama | eyeball |
| お年玉 | おとしだま otoshidama | New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors) |
| 替え玉 | かえだま kaedama | stand-in; proxy; substitute |
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.