Japanese symbol for “gis”
地理情報システム
ちりじょうほうシステム
Romaji: chirijouhoushisutemu
geographic information system; GIS
In Japanese, gis is 地理情報システム, read ちりじょうほうシステム (chirijouhoushisutemu).
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Meanings
- n geographic information system; GIS
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 地域 | ちいき chiiki | area; region; district |
| 地球 | ちきゅう chikyuu | Earth; the globe |
| 地方 | ちほう chihou | district; region; area |
| 地元 | じもと jimoto | home area; home town |
| 地震 | じしん jishin | earthquake |
| 土地 | とち tochi | plot of land; lot; soil |
| 理由 | りゆう riyuu | reason; grounds; pretext |
| 理解 | りかい rikai | understanding; comprehension; appreciation |
| 情報 | じょうほう jouhou | information; news; report |
| 報告 | ほうこく houkoku | report; information |
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.