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Japanese symbol for “protectorate”

Romaji: hogokoku
protectorate

In Japanese, protectorate is , read (hogokoku).

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 protectorate

Kanji and stroke order

protect, guarantee, keep
on: ホ、ホウ
kun: たも.つ
9 strokes · JLPT 2
safeguard, protect
on: ゴ
kun: まも.る
20 strokes · JLPT 1
country
on: コク
kun: くに
8 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “protectorate”

WordReadingMeaning
ほごりょう hogoryouprotectorate
ひほごこく hihogokokuprotectorate (country); dependency; dependent state

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ほご hogoprotection; safeguard; guardianship
ほけん hokeninsurance
かくほ kakuhosecuring; obtaining; ensuring
ほぞん hozonpreservation; conservation; storage
ほしょう hoshouguarantee; security; assurance
ほしゅ hoshumaintenance
べんごし bengoshilawyer; attorney
かんご kangonursing; (army) nurse
ぜんこく zenkokuthe whole country

See also: Chinese symbol for “protectorate”.

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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