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Japanese symbol for “nci”

Romaji: kokuritsugankenkyuujo
National Cancer Institute (US); NCI

In Japanese, nci is , read (kokuritsugankenkyuujo).

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 Cancer Institute (US); NCI

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
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
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
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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