Japanese symbol for “imo”
国際海事機関
こくさいかいじきかん
Romaji: kokusaikaijikikan
International Maritime Organization; IMO
In Japanese, imo is 国際海事機関, read こくさいかいじきかん (kokusaikaijikikan).
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Meanings
- n International Maritime Organization; IMO
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “imo”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ＩＭＯ | アイ・エム・オー ai・emu・oo | International Mathematical Olympiad; IMO |
| イソマルトオリゴ糖 | イソマルトオリゴとう isomarutoorigotou | isomalto-oligosaccharide; IMO |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 全国 | ぜんこく zenkoku | the whole country |
| 国内 | こくない kokunai | within the country; inside the county; domestic |
| 国民 | こくみん kokumin | people (of a country); nation; citizen |
| 国家 | こっか kokka | state; country; nation |
| 国際 | こくさい kokusai | international |
| 外国 | がいこく gaikoku | foreign country |
| 実際 | じっさい jissai | reality; actuality; truth |
| 交際 | こうさい kousai | company; friendship; association |
| 海外 | かいがい kaigai | foreign; abroad; overseas |
| 仕事 | しごと shigoto | work; job; labor |
| 機能 | きのう kinou | function; facility; faculty |
| 関係 | かんけい kankei | relation; 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.