Japanese symbol for “diplomatically”

外交上

がいこうじょう

Romaji: gaikoujou

diplomatic; diplomatically

In Japanese, diplomatically is 外交上, read がいこうじょう (gaikoujou).

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

adj-no diplomatic; diplomatically

Kanji and stroke order

外

outside

on: ガイ、ゲ
kun: そと、ほか、はず.す、はず.れる

5 strokes · JLPT 4

交

mingle, mixing, association

on: コウ
kun: まじ.わる、まじ.える、ま.じる、まじ.る

6 strokes · JLPT 2

上

above, up

on: ジョウ、ショウ、シャン
kun: うえ、-うえ、うわ-、かみ

3 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
海外	かいがい kaigai	foreign; abroad; overseas
外国	がいこく gaikoku	foreign country
以外	いがい igai	excluding; except (for); apart from
外交	がいこう gaikou	diplomacy
意外	いがい igai	unexpected; surprising; unanticipated
外部	がいぶ gaibu	outside (e.g. of a building); exterior
交換	こうかん koukan	exchange; interchange; switching
交通	こうつう koutsuu	traffic; transportation
以上	いじょう ijou	not less than ...; ... and over; ... and above

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.