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Japanese symbol for “mpa”

Romaji: kaiyoushoukaiki
maritime patrol aircraft; MPA

In Japanese, mpa is , read (kaiyoushoukaiki).

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 maritime patrol aircraft; MPA

Kanji and stroke order

sea, ocean
on: カイ
kun: うみ
9 strokes · JLPT 3
ocean, sea, foreign
on: ヨウ
9 strokes · JLPT 3
scout, sentinel
on: ショウ
kun: みはり
10 strokes
commandment
on: カイ
kun: いまし.める
7 strokes · JLPT 1
loom, mechanism, machine
on: キ
kun: はた
16 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
かいがい kaigaiforeign; abroad; overseas
かいがん kaiganseashore; coast; seaside
かいぐん kaigunnavy; naval force
ほっかいどう hokkaidouHokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
かいじょう kaijou(on the) sea; surface of the sea
かいよう kaiyouocean; sea
せいよう seiyouthe West; the Occident; Western countries
とうよう touyouthe East; the Orient; (East) Asia
しょうかい shoukaipatrol (with ships or aircraft); patrolling
けいかい keikaivigilance; caution; alertness
きのう kinoufunction; facility; faculty

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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