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Japanese symbol for “confederation”

Romaji: rengou
union; combination; alliance; confederation

In Japanese, confederation is , read (rengou).

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, vi, vs union; combination; alliance; confederation; coalition
  2. n association (psych)
  3. n RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

take along, lead, join
on: レン
kun: つら.なる、つら.ねる、つ.れる、-づ.れ
10 strokes · JLPT 2
fit, suit, join
on: ゴウ、ガッ、カッ
kun: あ.う、-あ.う、あ.い、あい-
6 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “confederation”

WordReadingMeaning
れんぽう renpoufederation (of states); confederation; commonwealth
がっぽう gappoumerger (of countries); union; confederation
コンフェデレーション konfedereeshonconfederation

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
れんらく renrakucontacting; (making) contact; getting in touch
かんれん kanrenrelation; connection; relevance
れんぞく renzokucontinuation; succession; series
れんぽう renpoufederation (of states); confederation; commonwealth
れんちゅう renchuucompany; lot; people
ばあい baaicase; occasion; situation
しあい shiaimatch; game; bout
そうごう sougousynthesis; combination; integration

See also: Chinese symbol for “confederation”.

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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