Japanese symbol for “domestic”
国内
こくない
Romaji: kokunai
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home
In Japanese, domestic is 国内, read こくない (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
- adj-no, n within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “domestic”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 国産 | こくさん kokusan | domestically produced; domestic; Japanese-made |
| 対内 | たいない tainai | domestic; internal |
| ドメス | ドメス domesu | domestic |
| 家庭内 | かていない kateinai | within the family; in the home; domestic |
| ドメスティック | ドメスティック domesutikku | domestic |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 全国 | ぜんこく zenkoku | the whole country |
| 国民 | こくみん kokumin | people (of a country); nation; citizen |
| 国家 | こっか kokka | state; country; nation |
| 国際 | こくさい kokusai | international |
| 外国 | がいこく gaikoku | foreign country |
| 内容 | ないよう naiyou | contents; content; substance |
| 内部 | ないぶ naibu | interior; inside; internal |
| 以内 | いない inai | within; 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.
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