Japanese symbol for “slum”
スラム
スラム
Romaji: suramu
slum
In Japanese, slum is スラム (suramu).
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Meanings
- n slum
Other Japanese words for “slum”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 貧民窟 | ひんみんくつ hinminkutsu | slum |
| 貧民街 | ひんみんがい hinmingai | slum |
| 裏屋 | うらや uraya | alley house; rear tenement; slum |
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.