Japanese symbol for “yokohama”
横浜
よこはま
Romaji: yokohama
Yokohama (city)
In Japanese, yokohama is 横浜, read よこはま (yokohama).
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Meanings
- n Yokohama (city)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “yokohama”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 浜 | はま hama | Yokohama |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 横綱 | よこづな yokozuna | yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion |
| 横断 | おうだん oudan | crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); cutting across |
| 横顔 | よこがお yokogao | profile; face in profile; face seen from the side |
| 横領 | おうりょう ouryou | embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation |
| 横切る | よこぎる yokogiru | to cross (e.g. road); to traverse |
| 砂浜 | すなはま sunahama | sandy beach |
| 浜辺 | はまべ hamabe | beach; foreshore |
| 海浜 | かいひん kaihin | seashore; seaside; beach |
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.