Japanese symbol for “veda”

吠陀

ヴェーダ

Romaji: veeda

Veda

In Japanese, veda is 吠陀, read ヴェーダ (veeda).

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Meanings

n Veda

Written forms: 吠陀、韋陀. Readings: ヴェーダ、ベーダ、いだ.

Kanji and stroke order

吠

bark, howl, cry

on: ハイ、ベイ
kun: ほえ.る、ほ.える

7 strokes

陀

steep

on: タ、ダ、イ、チ
kun: けわ.しい、ななめ

8 strokes

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
吠える	ほえる hoeru	to bark; to howl; to bay
遠吠え	とおぼえ tooboe	(distant) howling; howl
吠え面	ほえづら hoezura	tearful face
吠え声	ほえごえ hoegoe	bark; howl; roar
吠え出す	ほえだす hoedasu	to give mouth; to bark
吠え付く	ほえつく hoetsuku	to bark at and chase
阿弥陀	あみだ amida	Amitabha (Buddha); Amida
仏陀	ぶっだ budda	Buddha

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.