Japanese symbol for “britain”
英
えい
Romaji: ei
United Kingdom; Britain
In Japanese, britain is 英, read えい (ei).
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Meanings
- n United Kingdom; Britain
- n English (language)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “britain”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 英国 | えいこく eikoku | United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain |
| 不列顛 | ブリテン buriten | Britain (island); Great Britain |
| 英吉利 | イギリス igirisu | United Kingdom; UK; Britain |
| 諳厄利亜 | アンゲリア angeria | United Kingdom; Britain; England |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 英語 | えいご eigo | English (language) |
| 英雄 | えいゆう eiyuu | hero; heroine; great person |
| 英文 | えいぶん eibun | English writing; English sentence; English text |
| 英和 | えいわ eiwa | English-Japanese |
| 英国 | えいこく eikoku | United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain |
| 英訳 | えいやく eiyaku | English translation |
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.