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Japanese symbol for “allies”

Romaji: rengougun
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)

In Japanese, allies is , read (rengougun).

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

  1. n allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)

Kanji and stroke order

take along, lead, join
on: レン
kun: つら.なる、つら.ねる、つ.れる、-づ.れ
10 strokes · JLPT 2
fit, suit, join
on: ゴウ、ガッ、カッ
kun: あ.う、-あ.う、あ.い、あい-
6 strokes · JLPT 3
army, force, troops
on: グン
kun: いくさ
9 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “allies”

WordReadingMeaning
れんごうこく rengoukokuthe Allies (World War I, World War II); Allied powers

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
れんらく renrakucontacting; (making) contact; getting in touch
かんれん kanrenrelation; connection; relevance
れんぞく renzokucontinuation; succession; series
れんごう rengouunion; combination; alliance
れんぽう renpoufederation (of states); confederation; commonwealth
れんちゅう renchuucompany; lot; people
ばあい baaicase; occasion; situation
しあい shiaimatch; game; bout
ぐんじ gunjimilitary affairs

See also: Chinese symbol for “allies”.

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.