Japanese symbol for “moscow”

莫斯科

モスクワ

Romaji: mosukuwa

Moscow (Russia)

In Japanese, moscow is 莫斯科, read モスクワ (mosukuwa).

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Meanings

n Moscow (Russia)

Kanji and stroke order

莫

must not, do not, be not

on: バク、ボ、マク、モ
kun: くれ、なか.れ、なし

10 strokes

斯

this, thus, such

on: シ
kun: か、こう、か.く、この

12 strokes

科

department, course, section

on: カ

9 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
莫大	ばくだい bakudai	vast; huge; immense
索莫	さくばく sakubaku	dreary; bleak; desolate
莫大小	メリヤス meriyasu	knitted fabric; knitted goods; knitwear
莫逆	ばくぎゃく bakugyaku	cordial relations
莫連	ばくれん bakuren	worldly woman
瓦斯	ガス gasu	gas (as a fuel)
斯く	かく kaku	like this; such; thus
斯様	かよう kayou	this sort of; of this kind; of the sort
科学	かがく kagaku	science

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.