Japanese symbol for “iu”
国際単位
こくさいたんい
Romaji: kokusaitan'i
international unit; SI unit; IU
In Japanese, iu is 国際単位, read こくさいたんい (kokusaitan'i).
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Meanings
- n international unit; SI unit; IU (physics)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “iu”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 情報経営イノベーション専門職大学 | じょうほうけいえいイノベーションせんもんしょくだいがく jouhoukeieiinobeeshonsenmonshokudaigaku | iU (private university in Tokyo) |
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 |
| 簡単 | かんたん kantan | simple; easy; uncomplicated |
| 位置 | いち ichi | place; position; location |
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.