Japanese symbol for “cups”

洋杯

コップ

Romaji: koppu

glass (drinking vessel); tumbler

In Japanese, cups is 洋杯, read コップ (koppu).

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Meanings

n glass (drinking vessel); tumbler
n cups (suit) (cards)

Written forms: 洋杯、洋盃、骨杯. Readings: コップ、コツフ.

Kanji and stroke order

洋

ocean, sea, foreign

on: ヨウ

9 strokes · JLPT 3

杯

counter for cupfuls, wine glass, glass

on: ハイ
kun: さかずき

8 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
西洋	せいよう seiyou	the West; the Occident; Western countries
東洋	とうよう touyou	the East; the Orient; (East) Asia
洋服	ようふく youfuku	Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
海洋	かいよう kaiyou	ocean; sea
洋画	ようが youga	Western painting
太平洋	たいへいよう taiheiyou	Pacific Ocean
乾杯	かんぱい kanpai	cheers; bottoms-up; prosit
祝杯	しゅくはい shukuhai	toast; congratulatory cup

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.