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Japanese symbol for “swahili”

Romaji: suwahirigo
Swahili (language); Kiswahili

In Japanese, swahili is , read (suwahirigo).

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 Swahili (language); Kiswahili

Kanji and stroke order

word, speech, language
on: ゴ
kun: かた.る、かた.らう
14 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
えいご eigoEnglish (language)
ものがたり monogataristory; tale; narrative
げんご gengolanguage
かたる kataruto talk about; to speak of; to tell
にほんご nihongoJapanese (language)
ようご yougoterm; terminology

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.