Japanese symbol for “jag”
法務総監
ほうむそうかん
Romaji: houmusoukan
judge advocate general; JAG
In Japanese, jag is 法務総監, read ほうむそうかん (houmusoukan).
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Meanings
- n judge advocate general; JAG (mil)
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 方法 | ほうほう houhou | method; way; manner |
| 法律 | ほうりつ houritsu | law; legislation; act |
| 法人 | ほうじん houjin | corporation; corporate body; company |
| 憲法 | けんぽう kenpou | constitution |
| 司法 | しほう shihou | administration of justice; judicature |
| 違法 | いほう ihou | illegal; illicit; unlawful |
| 事務所 | じむしょ jimusho | office |
| 事務 | じむ jimu | office work; clerical work; administration |
| 総合 | そうごう sougou | synthesis; combination; integration |
| 監督 | かんとく kantoku | supervision; control; superintendence |
See also: Chinese symbol for “jag”.
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.