Japanese symbol for “iwc”
国際捕鯨委員会
こくさいほげいいいんかい
Romaji: kokusaihogeiiinkai
International Whaling Commission; IWC
In Japanese, iwc is 国際捕鯨委員会, read こくさいほげいいいんかい (kokusaihogeiiinkai).
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Meanings
- n International Whaling Commission; IWC
Kanji and stroke order
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 |
| 逮捕 | たいほ taiho | arrest; apprehension; capture |
| 捕鯨 | ほげい hogei | whaling; whale hunting; whale fishing |
| 委員 | いいん iin | committee member |
| 全員 | ぜんいん zen'in | all members; all hands; everyone |
| 会社 | かいしゃ kaisha | company; corporation; firm |
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.