Japanese symbol for “san”
サン
サン
Romaji: san
San (people)
In Japanese, san is サン (san).
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Meanings
- n San (people)
Other Japanese words for “san”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| サン族 | サンぞく sanzoku | San (people) |
| ブッシュマン | ブッシュマン busshuman | Bushman; San (people) |
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.