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Japanese symbol for “national”

Romaji: kokuritsu
national; founded and run by the central government

In Japanese, national is , read (kokuritsu).

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. adj-no, n national; founded and run by the central government

Kanji and stroke order

country
on: コク
kun: くに
8 strokes · JLPT 4
stand up, rise, set up
on: リツ、リュウ、リットル
kun: た.つ、-た.つ、た.ち-、た.てる
5 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “national”

WordReadingMeaning
こくみん kokuminpeople (of a country); nation; citizen
ナショナル nashonarunational
こくてい kokuteistate-sponsored; national
こくみんてき kokumintekinational (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level
しんみん shinminsubject; national; citizen

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ぜんこく zenkokuthe whole country
こくない kokunaiwithin the country; inside the county; domestic
こくみん kokuminpeople (of a country); nation; citizen
こっか kokkastate; country; nation
こくさい kokusaiinternational
がいこく gaikokuforeign country
たちば tachibaposition; situation
どくりつ dokuritsuindependence; self-reliance; supporting oneself

See also: Chinese symbol for “national”.

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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