Japanese symbol for “english”
英語
えいご
Romaji: eigo
English (language)
In Japanese, english is 英語, read えいご (eigo).
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Meanings
- n English (language)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “english”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 英 | えい ei | English (language) |
| イングリッシュ | イングリッシュ ingurisshu | English (language) |
| イギリス語 | イギリスご igirisugo | English (language); British English |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 英雄 | えいゆう eiyuu | hero; heroine; great person |
| 英文 | えいぶん eibun | English writing; English sentence; English text |
| 英和 | えいわ eiwa | English-Japanese |
| 英国 | えいこく eikoku | United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain |
| 英訳 | えいやく eiyaku | English translation |
| 物語 | ものがたり monogatari | story; tale; narrative |
| 言語 | げんご gengo | language |
| 語る | かたる kataru | to talk about; to speak of; to tell |
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.