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Japanese symbol for “bilateral”

Romaji: nikokukan
bilateral

In Japanese, bilateral is , read (nikokukan).

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. adj-no bilateral

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

two, two radical (no. 7)
on: ニ、ジ
kun: ふた、ふた.つ、ふたたび
2 strokes · JLPT 4
country
on: コク
kun: くに
8 strokes · JLPT 4
interval, space
on: カン、ケン
kun: あいだ、ま、あい
12 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “bilateral”

WordReadingMeaning
バイラテラル bairaterarubilateral
りょうこくかん ryoukokukanbetween both countries; bilateral

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ふたつ futatsutwo
にぐう niguuthe Two Ise Shrines
にるいだ niruidatwo-base hit; double
にるい niruisecond base
にぶん nibunhalving; dividing (into two parts); bisection
いっせきにちょう issekinichoukilling two birds with one stone
ぜんこく zenkokuthe whole country
こくない kokunaiwithin the country; inside the county; domestic
じかん jikantime

See also: Chinese symbol for “bilateral”.

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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