Japanese symbol for “internationalism”
国際主義
こくさいしゅぎ
Romaji: kokusaishugi
internationalism
In Japanese, internationalism is 国際主義, read こくさいしゅぎ (kokusaishugi).
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Meanings
- n internationalism
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “internationalism”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 国際性 | こくさいせい kokusaisei | internationalism; cosmopolitanism; international character |
| インターナショナリズム | インターナショナリズム intaanashonarizumu | internationalism |
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 |
| 主義 | しゅぎ shugi | doctrine; rule; principle |
| 正義 | せいぎ seigi | justice; right; righteousness |
See also: Chinese symbol for “internationalism”.
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.