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Japanese symbol for “federation”

Romaji: renpou
federation (of states); confederation; commonwealth; union

In Japanese, federation is , read (renpou).

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 federation (of states); confederation; commonwealth; union

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

take along, lead, join
on: レン
kun: つら.なる、つら.ねる、つ.れる、-づ.れ
10 strokes · JLPT 2
home country, country, Japan
on: ホウ
kun: くに
7 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “federation”

WordReadingMeaning
がっしゅうこく gasshuukokufederation; federal state
れんめい renmeileague; federation; union
れんごうたい rengoutaifederation
れんごうかい rengoukaiassociation; federation
フェデレーション federeeshonfederation

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
れんらく renrakucontacting; (making) contact; getting in touch
かんれん kanrenrelation; connection; relevance
れんぞく renzokucontinuation; succession; series
れんごう rengouunion; combination; alliance
れんちゅう renchuucompany; lot; people
ほうじん houjinJapanese national (esp. abroad)
ほうがく hougakuJapanese music (esp. traditional Japanese music)
とうほう touhouOriental country; the Orient

See also: Chinese symbol for “federation”.

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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