Japanese symbol for “israel”

以色列

イスラエル

Romaji: isuraeru

Israel

In Japanese, israel is 以色列, read イスラエル (isuraeru).

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

n Israel

Kanji and stroke order

以

by means of, because, in view of

on: イ
kun: もっ.て

5 strokes · JLPT 3

色

color

on: ショク、シキ
kun: いろ

6 strokes · JLPT 3

列

file, row, rank

on: レツ、レ

6 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
以上	いじょう ijou	not less than ...; ... and over; ... and above
以前	いぜん izen	before; prior to; ago
以下	いか ika	not exceeding ...; not more than ...; ... and under
以来	いらい irai	since; henceforth
以内	いない inai	within; inside of; less than
以降	いこう ikou	on and after; from ... onward; since
黄色	きいろ kiiro	yellow; amber
色彩	しきさい shikisai	colour; color; hue
列車	れっしゃ ressha	train; railway train

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.