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Japanese symbol for “domestic”

Romaji: kokunai
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home

In Japanese, domestic is , read (kokunai).

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-no, n within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal

Kanji and stroke order

country
on: コク
kun: くに
8 strokes · JLPT 4
inside, within, between
on: ナイ、ダイ
kun: うち
4 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “domestic”

WordReadingMeaning
こくさん kokusandomestically produced; domestic; Japanese-made
たいない tainaidomestic; internal
ドメス domesudomestic
かていない kateinaiwithin the family; in the home; domestic
ドメスティック domesutikkudomestic

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ぜんこく zenkokuthe whole country
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
ないよう naiyoucontents; content; substance
ないぶ naibuinterior; inside; internal
いない inaiwithin; inside of; less than

See also: Chinese symbol for “domestic”.

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.