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Japanese symbol for “bis”

Romaji: kokusaikessaiginkou
Bank for International Settlements; BIS

In Japanese, bis is , read (kokusaikessaiginkou).

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 Bank for International Settlements; BIS

Kanji and stroke order

country
on: コク
kun: くに
8 strokes · JLPT 4
occasion, side, edge
on: サイ
kun: きわ、-ぎわ
14 strokes · JLPT 2
decide, fix, agree upon
on: ケツ
kun: き.める、-ぎ.め、き.まる、さ.く
7 strokes · JLPT 2
settle (debt, etc.), relieve (burden), finish
on: サイ、セイ
kun: す.む、-ず.み、-ずみ、す.まない
11 strokes · JLPT 2
silver
on: ギン
kun: しろがね
14 strokes · JLPT 3
going, journey, carry out
on: コウ、ギョウ、アン
kun: い.く、ゆ.く、-ゆ.き、-ゆき
6 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “bis”

WordReadingMeaning
ビス bisuBank for International Settlements; BIS

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ぜんこく zenkokuthe whole country
こくない kokunaiwithin the country; inside the county; domestic
こくみん kokuminpeople (of a country); nation; citizen
こっか kokkastate; country; nation
こくさい kokusaiinternational
がいこく gaikokuforeign country
じっさい jissaireality; actuality; truth
こうさい kousaicompany; friendship; association
けってい ketteidecision; determination
けいざい keizaieconomy; economics
ぎんこう ginkoubank; banking institution
こうどう koudouaction; conduct; behaviour

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.