Japanese symbol for “ams”

米国気象学会

べいこくきしょうがっかい

Romaji: beikokukishougakkai

American Meteorological Society; AMS

In Japanese, ams is 米国気象学会, read べいこくきしょうがっかい (beikokukishougakkai).

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Meanings

n American Meteorological Society; AMS

Kanji and stroke order

米

rice, USA, metre

on: ベイ、マイ、メエトル
kun: こめ、よね

6 strokes · JLPT 2

国

country

on: コク
kun: くに

8 strokes · JLPT 4

気

spirit, mind, air

on: キ、ケ
kun: いき、き

6 strokes · JLPT 4

象

elephant, pattern after, imitate

on: ショウ、ゾウ
kun: かたど.る

12 strokes · JLPT 2

学

study, learning, science

on: ガク
kun: まな.ぶ

8 strokes · JLPT 4

会

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.

Word	Reading	Meaning
米国	べいこく beikoku	(United States of) America; USA; US
新米	しんまい shinmai	new rice; first rice crop of the year
全米	ぜんべい zenbei	all of the United States; the whole of the USA
南米	なんべい nanbei	South America
白米	はくまい hakumai	polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
中南米	ちゅうなんべい chuunanbei	Central and South America
全国	ぜんこく zenkoku	the whole country
国内	こくない kokunai	within the country; inside the county; domestic
気持ち	きもち kimochi	feeling; sensation; mood
対象	たいしょう taishou	target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
学校	がっこう gakkou	school
会社	かいしゃ kaisha	company; 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.