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Japanese symbol for “dia”

Romaji: kokuboujouhoukyoku
Defense Intelligence Agency; DIA

In Japanese, dia is , read (kokuboujouhoukyoku).

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 Defense Intelligence Agency; DIA

Kanji and stroke order

country
on: コク
kun: くに
8 strokes · JLPT 4
ward off, defend, protect
on: ボウ
kun: ふせ.ぐ
7 strokes · JLPT 2
feelings, emotion, passion
on: ジョウ、セイ
kun: なさ.け
11 strokes · JLPT 2
report, news, reward
on: ホウ
kun: むく.いる
12 strokes · JLPT 2
bureau, board, office
on: キョク
kun: つぼね
7 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “dia”

WordReadingMeaning
いやくひんじょうほうきょうかい iyakuhinjouhoukyoukaiDrug Information Association; DIA

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ぜんこく zenkokuthe whole country
こくない kokunaiwithin the country; inside the county; domestic
こくみん kokuminpeople (of a country); nation; citizen
こっか kokkastate; country; nation
こくさい kokusaiinternational
がいこく gaikokuforeign country
ぼうえい boueidefense; defence; protection
ぼうし boushiprevention; check
じょうほう jouhouinformation; news; report
ほうこく houkokureport; information
けっきょく kekkyokuafter all; in the end; ultimately

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.