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Japanese symbol for “scandinavian”

Romaji: hokuoujin
Nordic person; Scandinavian; Northern European

In Japanese, scandinavian is , read (hokuoujin).

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 Nordic person; Scandinavian; Northern European

Kanji and stroke order

north
on: ホク
kun: きた
5 strokes · JLPT 4
Europe
on: オウ
kun: うた.う、は.く
8 strokes · JLPT 2
person
on: ジン、ニン
kun: ひと、-り、-と
2 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ほくぶ hokubunorthern part; the north (of a region)
ほっかいどう hokkaidouHokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
はいぼく haibokudefeat; loss; reverse
なんぼく nanbokunorth and south; north to south
きたちょうせん kitachousenNorth Korea
ほくとう hokutounortheast
おうしゅう oushuuEurope
とうおう tououEastern Europe
にんげん ningenhuman being; human; person

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.