Japanese symbol for “ipa”
国際音声記号
こくさいおんせいきごう
Romaji: kokusaionseikigou
International Phonetic Alphabet; IPA
In Japanese, ipa is 国際音声記号, read こくさいおんせいきごう (kokusaionseikigou).
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Meanings
- n International Phonetic Alphabet; IPA (ling)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “ipa”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 国際音声字母 | こくさいおんせいじぼ kokusaionseijibo | International Phonetic Alphabet; IPA |
| 万国音標文字 | ばんこくおんぴょうもじ bankokuonpyoumoji | International Phonetic Alphabet; IPA |
| ＩＰＡ | アイ・ピー・エー ai・pii・ee | International Phonetic Alphabet; IPA |
| 国際警察協会 | こくさいけいさつきょうかい kokusaikeisatsukyoukai | International Police Association; IPA |
| 万国国際音標文字 | ばんこくこくさいおんぴょうもじ bankokukokusaionpyoumoji | International Phonetic Alphabet; IPA |
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 |
| 音楽 | おんがく ongaku | music |
| 音声 | おんせい onsei | voice; speech |
| 記事 | きじ kiji | article; news story; report |
| 番号 | ばんごう bangou | number; 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.