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Japanese symbol for “ecu”

Romaji: oushuutsuukatan'i
European Currency Unit; ECU

In Japanese, ecu is , read (oushuutsuukatan'i).

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 European Currency Unit; ECU

Kanji and stroke order

Europe
on: オウ
kun: うた.う、は.く
8 strokes · JLPT 2
state, province
on: シュウ、ス
kun: す
6 strokes · JLPT 2
traffic, pass through, avenue
on: ツウ、ツ
kun: とお.る、とお.り、-とお.り、-どお.り
10 strokes · JLPT 3
freight, goods, property
on: カ
kun: たから
11 strokes · JLPT 2
simple, one, single
on: タン
kun: ひとえ
9 strokes · JLPT 2
rank, grade, throne
on: イ
kun: くらい、ぐらい
7 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “ecu”

WordReadingMeaning
エキュー ekyuuEuropean Currency Unit; ECU

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
おうしゅう oushuuEurope
とうおう tououEastern Europe
せいおう seiouWestern Europe
ほくおう hokuouNorthern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
おうべい oubeiEurope and the United States; Europe and America; the West
なんおう nan'ouSouthern Europe
きゅうしゅう kyuushuuKyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
こうしゅう koushuuGuangzhou (China); Canton
ふつう futsuunormal; ordinary; regular
つうか tsuukacurrency
かんたん kantansimple; easy; uncomplicated
いち ichiplace; position; location

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.