Japanese symbol for “ise”
伊勢
いせ
Romaji: ise
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures)
In Japanese, ise is 伊勢, read いせ (ise).
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Meanings
- n Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures)
- n Ise (city)
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 伊達 | だて date | elegance; dandyism; sophistication |
| 伊豆 | いず izu | Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands) |
| 伊勢丹 | いせたん isetan | Isetan (department store) |
| 伊賀 | いが iga | Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture) |
| 伊予 | いよ iyo | Iyo (former province located in present-day Ehime Prefecture) |
| 姿勢 | しせい shisei | posture; pose; position |
| 勢力 | せいりょく seiryoku | influence; power; might |
| 勢い | いきおい ikioi | force; vigor; vigour |
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.