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Japanese symbol for “nagano”

Romaji: nagano
Nagano (city, prefecture)

In Japanese, nagano is , read (nagano).

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 Nagano (city, prefecture)

Kanji and stroke order

long, leader, superior
on: チョウ
kun: なが.い、おさ
8 strokes · JLPT 4
plains, field, rustic
on: ヤ、ショ
kun: の、の-
11 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
せいちょう seichougrowth; development; growing up
しゃちょう shachoucompany president; manager; director
かいちょう kaichoupresident (of a society); chairman
ながい nagailong (distance, length)
しんちょう shinchouheight (of a person); stature
しちょう shichoumayor
やきゅう yakyuubaseball
ぶんや bun'yafield; sphere; realm

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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