Japanese symbol for “serbia”

塞爾維

セルビア

Romaji: serubia

Serbia

In Japanese, serbia is 塞爾維, read セルビア (serubia).

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Meanings

n Serbia

Kanji and stroke order

塞

close, shut, cover

on: ソク、サイ
kun: ふさ.ぐ、とりで、み.ちる

13 strokes

爾

you, thou, second person

on: ジ、ニ
kun: なんじ、しかり、その、のみ

14 strokes · JLPT 1

維

fiber, tie, rope

on: イ

14 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
閉塞	へいそく heisoku	blockage; blockade; blocking up
要塞	ようさい yousai	fort; stronghold; fortification
心筋梗塞	しんきんこうそく shinkinkousoku	heart attack; myocardial infarction
梗塞	こうそく kousoku	stoppage; blocking
塞ぐ	ふさぐ fusagu	to stop up; to close up; to block (up)
城塞	じょうさい jousai	fortress; stronghold; citadel
莞爾	かんじ kanji	smiling
爾来	じらい jirai	since then; after that
維持	いじ iji	maintenance; preservation; improvement

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.