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Japanese symbol for “states”

Romaji: rekkoku
nations; states

In Japanese, states is , read (rekkoku).

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 nations; states

Kanji and stroke order

file, row, rank
on: レツ、レ
6 strokes · JLPT 2
country
on: コク
kun: くに
8 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
れっしゃ resshatrain; railway train
けいれつ keiretsuseries; sequence; system
ぎょうれつ gyouretsuline; queue; procession
れっとう rettouarchipelago; chain of islands
はいれつ hairetsuarranging; ordering; sequencing
ちんれつ chinretsuexhibition; display; putting on show
ぜんこく zenkokuthe whole country
こくない kokunaiwithin the country; inside the county; domestic

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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