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Japanese symbol for “siberia”

Romaji: shiberia
Siberia

In Japanese, siberia is , read (shiberia).

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

  1. n Siberia
  2. n cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake (food)

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

west, Spain
on: セイ、サイ、ス
kun: にし
6 strokes · JLPT 4
compare, race, ratio
on: ヒ
kun: くら.べる
4 strokes · JLPT 2
profit, advantage, benefit
on: リ
kun: き.く
7 strokes · JLPT 2
Asia, rank next, come after
on: ア
kun: つ.ぐ
7 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
とうざい touzaieast and west
せいよう seiyouthe West; the Occident; Western countries
かんさい kansaiKansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures)
せいぶ seibuwestern part; the west (of a region)
なんせい nanseisouthwest
ほくせい hokuseinorthwest
ひかく hikakucomparison
くらべる kuraberuto compare; to make a comparison (between)
りよう riyouuse; utilization; utilisation
とうあ touaEast Asia; the Orient

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.

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