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Japanese symbol for “australia”

Romaji: gou
Australia

In Japanese, australia is , read (gou).

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 Australia

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

overpowering, great, powerful
on: ゴウ
kun: えら.い
14 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “australia”

WordReadingMeaning
ごうしゅう goushuuAustralia
オーストラリア oosutorariaAustralia

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ごうか goukaextravagant; lavish; opulent
ごうう gouutorrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst
ごうかい goukaihearty; tremendous; magnificent
きょうごう kyougouoverwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse
ふごう fugouwealthy person; millionaire
ごうぞく gouzokupowerful family; powerful clan

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.