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Japanese symbol for “texas”

Romaji: tekisasu
Texas

In Japanese, texas is , read (tekisasu).

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Meanings

  1. n Texas

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

gain, get, find
on: トク
kun: え.る、う.る
11 strokes · JLPT 2
scatter, sprinkle, give them the slip
on: サン、サツ
kun: ま.く
15 strokes

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しゅとく shutokuobtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of)
かくとく kakutokuacquisition; possession
とくい tokuisatisfaction; pride; triumph
なっとく nattokuconsent; agreement; acceptance
せっとく settokupersuasion
しょとく shotokuincome; earnings
まく makuto scatter; to sprinkle; to strew
まきえ makiescattered animal feed; ground bait

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.