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Japanese symbol for “ams”

Romaji: beikokukishougakkai
American Meteorological Society; AMS

In Japanese, ams is , read (beikokukishougakkai).

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 Meteorological Society; AMS

Kanji and stroke order

rice, USA, metre
on: ベイ、マイ、メエトル
kun: こめ、よね
6 strokes · JLPT 2
country
on: コク
kun: くに
8 strokes · JLPT 4
spirit, mind, air
on: キ、ケ
kun: いき、き
6 strokes · JLPT 4
elephant, pattern after, imitate
on: ショウ、ゾウ
kun: かたど.る
12 strokes · JLPT 2
study, learning, science
on: ガク
kun: まな.ぶ
8 strokes · JLPT 4
meeting, meet, party
on: カイ、エ
kun: あ.う、あ.わせる、あつ.まる
6 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
べいこく beikoku(United States of) America; USA; US
しんまい shinmainew rice; first rice crop of the year
ぜんべい zenbeiall of the United States; the whole of the USA
なんべい nanbeiSouth America
はくまい hakumaipolished rice; (uncooked) white rice
ちゅうなんべい chuunanbeiCentral and South America
ぜんこく zenkokuthe whole country
こくない kokunaiwithin the country; inside the county; domestic
きもち kimochifeeling; sensation; mood
たいしょう taishoutarget; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
がっこう gakkouschool
かいしゃ kaishacompany; corporation; firm

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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