Japanese symbol for “astm”

米国材料試験協会

べいこくざいりょうしけんきょうかい

Romaji: beikokuzairyoushikenkyoukai

American Society for Testing Materials; ASTM

In Japanese, astm is 米国材料試験協会, read べいこくざいりょうしけんきょうかい (beikokuzairyoushikenkyoukai).

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Meanings

n American Society for Testing Materials; ASTM

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

材

lumber, log, timber

on: ザイ

7 strokes · JLPT 2

料

fee, materials

on: リョウ

10 strokes · JLPT 3

試

test, try, attempt

on: シ
kun: こころ.みる、ため.す

13 strokes · JLPT 3

験

verification, effect, testing

on: ケン、ゲン
kun: あかし、しるし、ため.す、ためし

18 strokes · JLPT 3

協

co-, cooperation

on: キョウ

8 strokes · JLPT 2

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
取材	しゅざい shuzai	gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.)
無料	むりょう muryou	free (of charge); gratuitous
試合	しあい shiai	match; game; bout
経験	けいけん keiken	experience
協力	きょうりょく kyouryoku	cooperation; collaboration; help
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.