Japanese symbol for “yan”
閻羅王
えんらおう
Romaji: enraou
Yama (king of the world of the dead, who judges the dead); Emma; Yan; Yomna
In Japanese, yan is 閻羅王, read えんらおう (enraou).
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
- n Yama (king of the world of the dead, who judges the dead); Emma; Yan; Yomna (Buddh)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “yan”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 閻魔羅闍 | えんまらじゃ enmaraja | Yama (king of the world of the dead, who judges the dead); Emma; Yan |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 閻魔 | えんま enma | Yama (King of Hell who judges the dead); Enma |
| 閻王 | えんおう en'ou | Yama, judge of the afterlife |
| 閻魔の庁 | えんまのちょう enmanochou | judgment seat of Yama (judgement) |
| 閻魔大王 | えんまだいおう enmadaiou | Yama; judge of the afterlife |
| 閻魔蟋蟀 | えんまこおろぎ enmakoorogi | oriental garden cricket (Teleogryllus emma); emma field cricket |
| 網羅 | もうら moura | encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of) |
| 羅列 | られつ raretsu | enumeration; citation; listing |
| 羅針盤 | らしんばん rashinban | compass |
| 王子 | おうじ ouji | prince |
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.
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