Japanese symbol for “scandinavia”
北欧
ほくおう
Romaji: hokuou
Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
In Japanese, scandinavia is 北欧, read ほくおう (hokuou).
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Meanings
- n Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “scandinavia”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| スカンジナビア | スカンジナビア sukanjinabia | Scandinavia |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 北部 | ほくぶ hokubu | northern part; the north (of a region) |
| 北海道 | ほっかいどう hokkaidou | Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit) |
| 敗北 | はいぼく haiboku | defeat; loss; reverse |
| 南北 | なんぼく nanboku | north and south; north to south |
| 北朝鮮 | きたちょうせん kitachousen | North Korea |
| 北東 | ほくとう hokutou | northeast |
| 欧州 | おうしゅう oushuu | Europe |
| 東欧 | とうおう touou | Eastern Europe |
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.