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Japanese symbol for “iga”

Romaji: iga
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)

In Japanese, iga is , read (iga).

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 Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)

Kanji and stroke order

Italy, that one
on: イ
kun: かれ
6 strokes · JLPT 1
congratulations, joy
on: ガ
12 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
だて dateelegance; dandyism; sophistication
いせ iseIse (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures)
いず izuIzu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
いせたん isetanIsetan (department store)
いよ iyoIyo (former province located in present-day Ehime Prefecture)
ねんがじょう nengajouNew Year's card
ねんが nengaNew Year's greetings; New Year's call; New Year's gift
しゅくが shukugacelebration; congratulations

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.