Japanese symbol for “kia”

起亜

キア

Romaji: kia

Kia (car company)

In Japanese, kia is 起亜, read キア (kia).

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Meanings

n Kia (car company)

Kanji and stroke order

起

rouse, wake up, get up

on: キ
kun: お.きる、お.こる、お.こす、おこ.す

10 strokes · JLPT 3

亜

Asia, rank next, come after

on: ア
kun: つ.ぐ

7 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
起訴	きそ kiso	prosecution; indictment
起こる	おこる okoru	to occur; to happen
起こす	おこす okosu	to raise; to raise up; to set up
起きる	おきる okiru	to get up; to rise; to blaze up (fire)
起源	きげん kigen	origin; beginning; source
提起	ていき teiki	raising (a question); posing (a problem); bringing up (an issue)
東亜	とうあ toua	East Asia; the Orient
亜鉛	あえん aen	zinc (Zn)

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