Japanese symbol for “mba”

経営学修士

けいえいがくしゅうし

Romaji: keieigakushuushi

Master of Business Administration; MBA

In Japanese, mba is 経営学修士, read けいえいがくしゅうし (keieigakushuushi).

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Meanings

n Master of Business Administration; MBA

Kanji and stroke order

経

sutra, longitude, pass thru

on: ケイ、キョウ、キン
kun: へ.る、た.つ、たていと、はか.る

11 strokes · JLPT 2

営

camp, perform, build

on: エイ
kun: いとな.む、いとな.み

12 strokes · JLPT 2

学

study, learning, science

on: ガク
kun: まな.ぶ

8 strokes · JLPT 4

修

discipline, conduct oneself well, study

on: シュウ、シュ
kun: おさ.める、おさ.まる

10 strokes · JLPT 2

士

gentleman, scholar, samurai

on: シ
kun: さむらい

3 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “mba”

Word	Reading	Meaning
ＭＢＡ	エム・ビー・エー emu・bii・ee	master of business administration; MBA

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
経済	けいざい keizai	economy; economics
経験	けいけん keiken	experience
経営	けいえい keiei	management; administration; operation
神経	しんけい shinkei	nerve
経過	けいか keika	passage (of time); elapsing; lapse
経由	けいゆ keiyu	going through; going via; going by way of
運営	うんえい un'ei	management; administration; operation
営業	えいぎょう eigyou	business; trade; operations
学校	がっこう gakkou	school
修正	しゅうせい shuusei	amendment; correction; revision
弁護士	べんごし bengoshi	lawyer; attorney

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.