さい
埼
たま
玉

noun

The city name is officially written in hiragana.
  1. Saitama (city, prefecture).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
さい
埼
たま
玉
 埼玉 さいたま ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

cape, spit, promontory
さい　さき　キ (11th)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
strange, strangeness, curiosity
キ　く.しき　あや.しい (7th, N1)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
can, passable, mustn't
カ　コク　-べ.き (5th)
street, ward, town
チョウ　テイ　チン (3rd, N1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
jewel, ball
たま　ギョク　おう (1st, N2)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)