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Japanese symbol for “countrywide”

Romaji: zenkokuteki
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country

In Japanese, countrywide is , read (zenkokuteki).

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-na nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country

Kanji and stroke order

whole, entire, all
on: ゼン
kun: まった.く、すべ.て
6 strokes · JLPT 2
country
on: コク
kun: くに
8 strokes · JLPT 4
bull's eye, mark, target
on: テキ
kun: まと
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ぜんぶ zenbuall; entire; whole
ぜんいん zen'inall members; all hands; everyone
あんぜん anzensafety; security
かんぜん kanzenperfect; complete
ぜんこく zenkokuthe whole country
ぜんたい zentaiwhole; entirety
こくない kokunaiwithin the country; inside the county; domestic
こくみん kokuminpeople (of a country); nation; citizen
もくてき mokutekipurpose; goal; aim

See also: Chinese symbol for “countrywide”.

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.