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Japanese symbol for “ems”

Romaji: oushuutsuukaseido
European Monetary System; EMS

In Japanese, ems is , read (oushuutsuukaseido).

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 Monetary System; EMS

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
system, law, rule
on: セイ
8 strokes · JLPT 2
degrees, occurrence, time
on: ド、ト、タク
kun: たび、-た.い
9 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “ems”

WordReadingMeaning
イー・エム・エス ii・emu・esuExpress Mail Service; EMS
でんきてききんにくしげき denkitekikinnikushigekielectric muscle stimulation; EMS
こくさいスピードゆうびん kokusaisupiidoyuubinExpress Mail Service (for international mail); EMS

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
せいど seidosystem; institution; organization
ていど teidodegree; amount; grade

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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