Japanese symbol for “swords”
イス
イス
Romaji: isu
swords (suit)
In Japanese, swords is イス (isu).
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Meanings
- n swords (suit) (cards)
Other Japanese words for “swords”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 兵戈 | へいか heika | swords; arms; warfare |
| 赤札 | あかふだ akafuda | swords (playing card suit in traditional Japanese gambling decks) |
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.