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Japanese symbol for “imo”

Romaji: kokusaikaijikikan
International Maritime Organization; IMO

In Japanese, imo is , read (kokusaikaijikikan).

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 International Maritime Organization; IMO

Kanji and stroke order

country
on: コク
kun: くに
8 strokes · JLPT 4
occasion, side, edge
on: サイ
kun: きわ、-ぎわ
14 strokes · JLPT 2
sea, ocean
on: カイ
kun: うみ
9 strokes · JLPT 3
matter, thing, fact
on: ジ、ズ
kun: こと、つか.う、つか.える
8 strokes · JLPT 3
loom, mechanism, machine
on: キ
kun: はた
16 strokes · JLPT 2
connection, barrier, gateway
on: カン
kun: せき、-ぜき、かか.わる、からくり
14 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “imo”

WordReadingMeaning
アイ・エム・オー ai・emu・ooInternational Mathematical Olympiad; IMO
イソマルトオリゴとう isomarutoorigotouisomalto-oligosaccharide; IMO

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ぜんこく zenkokuthe whole country
こくない kokunaiwithin the country; inside the county; domestic
こくみん kokuminpeople (of a country); nation; citizen
こっか kokkastate; country; nation
こくさい kokusaiinternational
がいこく gaikokuforeign country
じっさい jissaireality; actuality; truth
こうさい kousaicompany; friendship; association
かいがい kaigaiforeign; abroad; overseas
しごと shigotowork; job; labor
きのう kinoufunction; facility; faculty
かんけい kankeirelation; relationship; connection

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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