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Japanese symbol for “americas”

Romaji: amerikatairiku
American continent; the Americas

In Japanese, americas is , read (amerikatairiku).

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 American continent; the Americas

Kanji and stroke order

large, big
on: ダイ、タイ
kun: おお-、おお.きい、-おお.いに
3 strokes · JLPT 4
land, six
on: リク、ロク
kun: おか
11 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “americas”

WordReadingMeaning
べいしゅう beishuuAmerica (land mass); the Americas
アメリカしゅう amerikashuuthe Americas
アメリカ amerikaAmerica (land mass); the Americas
なんぼくアメリカ nanbokuamerikaNorth and South America; the Americas

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
だいじょうぶ daijoubusafe; secure; sound
たいへん taihenvery; greatly; terribly
だいがく daigakuuniversity; college
さいだい saidaibiggest; greatest; largest
たいかい taikaimass meeting; convention; rally
だいとうりょう daitouryoupresident (of a country)
たいりく tairikucontinent
りくじょう rikujou(on) land; ground; shore

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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