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Japanese symbol for “nal”

Romaji: koukuuuchuugijutsukenkyuujo
National Aerospace Laboratory; NAL

In Japanese, nal is , read (koukuuuchuugijutsukenkyuujo).

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 National Aerospace Laboratory; NAL

Kanji and stroke order

navigate, sail, cruise
on: コウ
10 strokes · JLPT 2
empty, sky, void
on: クウ
kun: そら、あ.く、あ.き、あ.ける
8 strokes · JLPT 4
eaves, roof, house
on: ウ
6 strokes · JLPT 2
mid-air, air, space
on: チュウ
8 strokes · JLPT 2
skill, art, craft
on: ギ
kun: わざ
7 strokes · JLPT 2
art, technique, skill
on: ジュツ
kun: すべ
11 strokes · JLPT 2
polish, study of, sharpen
on: ケン
kun: と.ぐ
9 strokes · JLPT 3
research, study
on: キュウ、ク
kun: きわ.める
7 strokes · JLPT 3
place, extent
on: ショ
kun: ところ、-ところ、どころ、とこ
8 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
こうくう koukuuaviation; flying
こうくうき koukuukiaircraft
こうかい koukai(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing
こうろ kouro(air or sea) route; course; line
なんこう nankoudifficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight
とこう tokouvoyage; passage; travelling
くうき kuukiair; atmosphere
くうこう kuukouairport
うちゅう uchuuuniverse; cosmos; space
ちゅうがえり chuugaerisomersault; looping-the-loop
ぎじゅつ gijutsutechnology; engineering
しゅじゅつ shujutsusurgery; operation; procedure
けんきゅう kenkyuuresearch; study; investigation
きゅうきょく kyuukyokuultimate; final; last
ばしょ bashoplace; location; spot

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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