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Japanese symbol for “briton”

Romaji: eijin
Briton; Englishman

In Japanese, briton is , read (eijin).

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Meanings

  1. n Briton; Englishman

Kanji and stroke order

England, English, hero
on: エイ
kun: はなぶさ
8 strokes · JLPT 3
person
on: ジン、ニン
kun: ひと、-り、-と
2 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “briton”

WordReadingMeaning
えいこくじん eikokujinBriton; Englishman
ブリトンじん buritonjinBriton (celtic inhabitant of historical Britain)
イギリスじん igirisujinBritish person; Briton
えいこくみん eikokuminBritish person; British citizen; Briton

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
にんげん ningenhuman being; human; person
こじん kojinindividual; private person; personal

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.