Japanese symbol for “tundra”
原
はら
Romaji: hara
field; plain; prairie; tundra
In Japanese, tundra is 原, read はら (hara).
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Meanings
- n field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “tundra”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ツンドラ | ツンドラ tsundora | tundra |
| 凍原 | とうげん tougen | tundra |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 原因 | げんいん gen'in | cause; origin; source |
| 原作 | げんさく gensaku | original work |
| 原則 | げんそく gensoku | principle; general rule |
| 原子力 | げんしりょく genshiryoku | atomic energy; nuclear power |
| 原理 | げんり genri | principle; theory; fundamental truth |
| 原稿 | げんこう genkou | manuscript; copy; draft |
See also: Chinese symbol for “tundra”.
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.