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Japanese symbol for “bbc”

Romaji: eikokuhousoukyoukai
British Broadcasting Corporation; BBC

In Japanese, bbc is , read (eikokuhousoukyoukai).

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 British Broadcasting Corporation; BBC

Kanji and stroke order

England, English, hero
on: エイ
kun: はなぶさ
8 strokes · JLPT 3
country
on: コク
kun: くに
8 strokes · JLPT 4
set free, release, fire
on: ホウ
kun: はな.す、-っぱな.し、はな.つ、はな.れる
8 strokes · JLPT 2
escort, send
on: ソウ
kun: おく.る
9 strokes · JLPT 3
co-, cooperation
on: キョウ
8 strokes · JLPT 2
meeting, meet, party
on: カイ、エ
kun: あ.う、あ.わせる、あつ.まる
6 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “bbc”

WordReadingMeaning
ビービーシー biibiishiiBritish Broadcasting Corporation; BBC
イギリスほうそうきょうかい igirisuhousoukyoukaiBritish Broadcasting Corporation; BBC

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
えいご eigoEnglish (language)
えいゆう eiyuuhero; heroine; great person
えいぶん eibunEnglish writing; English sentence; English text
えいわ eiwaEnglish-Japanese
えいこく eikokuUnited Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
えいやく eiyakuEnglish translation
ぜんこく zenkokuthe whole country
こくない kokunaiwithin the country; inside the county; domestic
ほうそう housoubroadcasting; broadcast; program
おくる okuruto send; to dispatch; to forward
きょうりょく kyouryokucooperation; collaboration; help
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.