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Japanese symbol for “nsa”

Romaji: kokkaanzenhoshoukyoku
National Security Agency (of the United States); NSA

In Japanese, nsa is , read (kokkaanzenhoshoukyoku).

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 Security Agency (of the United States); NSA

Kanji and stroke order

country
on: コク
kun: くに
8 strokes · JLPT 4
house, home, family
on: カ、ケ
kun: いえ、や、うち
10 strokes · JLPT 3
relax, cheap, low
on: アン
kun: やす.い、やす.まる、やす、やす.らか
6 strokes · JLPT 4
whole, entire, all
on: ゼン
kun: まった.く、すべ.て
6 strokes · JLPT 2
protect, guarantee, keep
on: ホ、ホウ
kun: たも.つ
9 strokes · JLPT 2
hinder, hurt, harm
on: ショウ
kun: さわ.る
14 strokes · JLPT 1
bureau, board, office
on: キョク
kun: つぼね
7 strokes · JLPT 2

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
かぞく kazokufamily
かてい kateihome; household; family
あんぜん anzensafety; security
ぜんぶ zenbuall; entire; whole
ほご hogoprotection; safeguard; guardianship
しょうがい shougaiobstacle; impediment; hindrance
けっきょく kekkyokuafter all; in the end; ultimately

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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