Japanese symbol for “western”
ウエスタン
ウエスタン
Romaji: uesutan
Western (film genre)
In Japanese, western is ウエスタン (uesutan).
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Meanings
- n Western (film genre)
- n country and western music
Written forms: —. Readings: ウエスタン、ウェスタン.
Other Japanese words for “western”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 欧風 | おうふう oufuu | European-style; Western; Occidental |
| 洋 | よう you | foreign; Western; European |
| 西部劇 | せいぶげき seibugeki | Western (film genre) |
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.