Japanese symbol for “sapporo”
札幌
さっぽろ
Romaji: sapporo
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
In Japanese, sapporo is 札幌, read さっぽろ (sapporo).
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 Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “sapporo”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| サッポロ | サッポロ sapporo | Sapporo (beer) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 入札 | にゅうさつ nyuusatsu | bid; tender; bidding |
| 改札 | かいさつ kaisatsu | examination of tickets |
| 落札 | らくさつ rakusatsu | successful bid; winning a tender |
| 切り札 | きりふだ kirifuda | trump; trump card |
| 名札 | なふだ nafuda | name plate; name tag; label |
| 札幌大学 | さっぽろだいがく sapporodaigaku | Sapporo University |
| 幌馬車 | ほろばしゃ horobasha | covered wagon; prairie schooner |
| 幌蚊帳 | ほろがや horogaya | tent-shaped mosquito net (often used to protect infants) |
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.