Japanese symbol for “ngo”
非政府組織
ひせいふそしき
Romaji: hiseifusoshiki
non-governmental organization; non-governmental organisation; NGO
In Japanese, ngo is 非政府組織, read ひせいふそしき (hiseifusoshiki).
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
- n non-governmental organization; non-governmental organisation; NGO
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “ngo”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 民間団体 | みんかんだんたい minkandantai | nongovernment organization (organisation); NGO |
| ＮＧＯ | エヌ・ジー・オー enu・jii・oo | non-governmental organization; NGO |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 非常 | ひじょう hijou | emergency |
| 是非 | ぜひ zehi | certainly; without fail |
| 非難 | ひなん hinan | criticism; blame; censure |
| 非公式 | ひこうしき hikoushiki | informal; unofficial |
| 非公開 | ひこうかい hikoukai | private; non-public; secret |
| 非行 | ひこう hikou | delinquency; misconduct |
| 政府 | せいふ seifu | government; administration; ministry |
| 政治 | せいじ seiji | politics; government |
| 都道府県 | とどうふけん todoufuken | prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures |
| 番組 | ばんぐみ bangumi | program (e.g. TV); programme |
| 組織 | そしき soshiki | organization; organisation; formation |
See also: Chinese symbol for “ngo”.
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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