Japanese symbol for “ori”
東京大学海洋研究所
とうきょうだいがくかいようけんきゅうじょ
Romaji: toukyoudaigakukaiyoukenkyuujo
Ocean Research Institute of the University of Tokyo; ORI
In Japanese, ori is 東京大学海洋研究所, read とうきょうだいがくかいようけんきゅうじょ (toukyoudaigakukaiyoukenkyuujo).
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Meanings
- n Ocean Research Institute of the University of Tokyo; ORI
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 東京 | とうきょう toukyou | Tokyo |
| 東西 | とうざい touzai | east and west |
| 東洋 | とうよう touyou | the East; the Orient; (East) Asia |
| 東部 | とうぶ toubu | eastern part; the east (of a region) |
| 北東 | ほくとう hokutou | northeast |
| 東北 | とうほく touhoku | north-east |
| 京都 | きょうと kyouto | Kyoto (city, prefecture) |
| 北京 | ペキン pekin | Beijing (China); Peking |
| 大丈夫 | だいじょうぶ daijoubu | safe; secure; sound |
| 学校 | がっこう gakkou | school |
| 海外 | かいがい kaigai | foreign; abroad; overseas |
| 西洋 | せいよう seiyou | the West; the Occident; Western countries |
| 研究 | けんきゅう kenkyuu | research; study; investigation |
| 究極 | きゅうきょく kyuukyoku | ultimate; final; last |
| 場所 | ばしょ basho | place; 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.