Japanese symbol for “ifs”
東北大学流体科学研究所
とうほくだいがくりゅうたいかがくけんきゅうじょ
Romaji: touhokudaigakuryuutaikagakukenkyuujo
Institute of Fluid Science Tōhoku University; IFS
In Japanese, ifs is 東北大学流体科学研究所, read とうほくだいがくりゅうたいかがくけんきゅうじょ (touhokudaigakuryuutaikagakukenkyuujo).
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Meanings
- n Institute of Fluid Science Tōhoku University; IFS
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 東京 | とうきょう toukyou | Tokyo |
| 東西 | とうざい touzai | east and west |
| 東洋 | とうよう touyou | the East; the Orient; (East) Asia |
| 東部 | とうぶ toubu | eastern part; the east (of a region) |
| 北東 | ほくとう hokutou | northeast |
| 東北 | とうほく touhoku | north-east |
| 北部 | ほくぶ hokubu | northern part; the north (of a region) |
| 北海道 | ほっかいどう hokkaidou | Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit) |
| 大丈夫 | だいじょうぶ daijoubu | safe; secure; sound |
| 学校 | がっこう gakkou | school |
| 流れ | ながれ nagare | flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; current |
| 全体 | ぜんたい zentai | whole; entirety |
| 科学 | かがく kagaku | science |
| 大学 | だいがく daigaku | university; college |
| 研究 | けんきゅう kenkyuu | research; study; investigation |
| 究極 | きゅうきょく kyuukyoku | ultimate; final; last |
| 場所 | ばしょ basho | place; location; spot |
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.