Japanese symbol for “siam”
暹羅
シャム
Romaji: shamu
Siam (former name of Thailand)
In Japanese, siam is 暹羅, read シャム (shamu).
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 Siam (former name of Thailand)
Written forms: 暹羅. Readings: シャム、シャムロ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “siam”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 暹 | せん sen | Siam (former name of Thailand) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 暹羅鶏 | シャムロけい shamurokei | game fowl; gamecock |
| 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 |
| 修羅場 | しゅらば shuraba | fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed) |
| 甲羅 | こうら koura | shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; plastron |
| 修羅 | しゅら shura | Asura; demigod; anti-god |
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.