Japanese symbol for “sal”
沙羅
しゃら
Romaji: shara
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul
In Japanese, sal is 沙羅, read しゃら (shara).
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Meanings
- n sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul
- n Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
Written forms: 沙羅、娑羅. Readings: しゃら、さら.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “sal”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 沙羅双樹 | さらそうじゅ sarasouju | sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul |
| ＳＡＬ便 | サルびん sarubin | Surface Air Lifted (postal service); SAL |
| ＳＡＬ | サル saru | Surface Air Lifted (postal service); SAL |
| 娑羅樹 | さらじゅ saraju | sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ご無沙汰 | ごぶさた gobusata | not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence |
| 沙汰 | さた sata | affair; state; incident |
| 音沙汰 | おとさた otosata | news (from someone); word; letter |
| 表沙汰 | おもてざた omotezata | going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge |
| 毘沙門天 | びしゃもんてん bishamonten | Vaisravana (guardian god of Buddhism) |
| 網羅 | もうら moura | encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of) |
| 羅列 | られつ raretsu | enumeration; citation; listing |
| 羅針盤 | らしんばん rashinban | compass |
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.