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Japanese symbol for “ipa”

Romaji: kokusaionseikigou
International Phonetic Alphabet; IPA

In Japanese, ipa is , read (kokusaionseikigou).

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 Phonetic Alphabet; IPA (ling)

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
sound, noise
on: オン、イン、-ノン
kun: おと、ね
9 strokes · JLPT 3
voice
on: セイ、ショウ
kun: こえ、こわ-
7 strokes · JLPT 3
scribe, account, narrative
on: キ
kun: しる.す
10 strokes · JLPT 2
nickname, number, item
on: ゴウ
kun: さけ.ぶ、よびな
5 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “ipa”

WordReadingMeaning
こくさいおんせいじぼ kokusaionseijiboInternational Phonetic Alphabet; IPA
ばんこくおんぴょうもじ bankokuonpyoumojiInternational Phonetic Alphabet; IPA
アイ・ピー・エー ai・pii・eeInternational Phonetic Alphabet; IPA
こくさいけいさつきょうかい kokusaikeisatsukyoukaiInternational Police Association; IPA
ばんこくこくさいおんぴょうもじ bankokukokusaionpyoumojiInternational Phonetic Alphabet; IPA

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
おんがく ongakumusic
おんせい onseivoice; speech
きじ kijiarticle; news story; report
ばんごう bangounumber; series of digits

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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