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Japanese symbol for “kia”

Romaji: kia
Kia (car company)

In Japanese, kia is , read (kia).

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

  1. n Kia (car company)

Kanji and stroke order

rouse, wake up, get up
on: キ
kun: お.きる、お.こる、お.こす、おこ.す
10 strokes · JLPT 3
Asia, rank next, come after
on: ア
kun: つ.ぐ
7 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
きそ kisoprosecution; indictment
おこる okoruto occur; to happen
おこす okosuto raise; to raise up; to set up
おきる okiruto get up; to rise; to blaze up (fire)
きげん kigenorigin; beginning; source
ていき teikiraising (a question); posing (a problem); bringing up (an issue)
とうあ touaEast Asia; the Orient
あえん aenzinc (Zn)

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.

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