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Japanese symbol for “mongols”

Romaji: mouko
Mongolia (region); Greater Mongolia; Mongolian Plateau

In Japanese, mongols is , read (mouko).

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 Mongolia (region); Greater Mongolia; Mongolian Plateau
  2. n Mongols (nomadic tribe)

Kanji and stroke order

ignorance, darkness, get
on: モウ、ボウ
kun: こうむ.る、おお.う、くら.い
13 strokes
old
on: コ
kun: ふる.い、ふる-、-ふる.す
5 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
けいもう keimouenlightenment; illumination
まんもう manmouManchuria and Inner Mongolia
もうまい moumaiignorant; unenlightened; uncivilized
もうこはん moukohanMongolian spot; Mongolian blue spot; congenital dermal melanocytosis
ないもう naimouInner Mongolia
ふるい furuiold; aged; ancient
こだい kodaiancient times; distant past; antiquity
ちゅうこ chuukoused; second-hand; old

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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