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Japanese symbol for “french”

Romaji: futsugo
French (language)

In Japanese, french is , read (futsugo).

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 French (language)

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

Buddha, the dead, France
on: ブツ、フツ
kun: ほとけ
4 strokes · JLPT 2
word, speech, language
on: ゴ
kun: かた.る、かた.らう
14 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “french”

WordReadingMeaning
フランスご furansugoFrench (language)
フレンチ furenchiFrench
ふつぶん futsubunFrench; French writing; French literature
フランセ furanseFrench (language, people)

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ぶっきょう bukkyouBuddhism
ぶつぞう butsuzoustatue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue
だいぶつ daibutsularge statue of Buddha (trad. at least 4.8m high)
ねんぶつ nenbutsunembutsu; nianfo; the three-word invocation "Namu Amida Butsu" dedicated to the Amitabha Buddha
ぶつだん butsudanBuddhist (household) altar
せきぶつ sekibutsustone Buddhist image
えいご eigoEnglish (language)
ものがたり monogataristory; tale; narrative

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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