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Japanese symbol for “ism”

Romaji: izumu
ism; -ism

In Japanese, ism is (izumu).

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Meanings

  1. n, suf ism; -ism

Other Japanese words for “ism”

WordReadingMeaning
きょうきゅうかんりきょうかい kyoukyuukanrikyoukaiInstitute for Supply Management; ISM
こくさいれんたいうんどう kokusairentaiundouInternational Solidarity Movement; ISM

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.