Japanese symbol for “italy”
伊
い
Romaji: i
Italy
In Japanese, italy is 伊, read い (i).
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Meanings
- n Italy
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “italy”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 伊太利 | イタリア itaria | Italy |
| イタリー | イタリー itarii | Italy |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 伊達 | だて date | elegance; dandyism; sophistication |
| 伊勢 | いせ ise | Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures) |
| 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) |
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.