Japanese symbol for “ugo”

羽後

うご

Romaji: ugo

Ugo (former province located in parts of present-day Akita Prefecture)

In Japanese, ugo is 羽後, read うご (ugo).

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

n Ugo (former province located in parts of present-day Akita Prefecture)

Kanji and stroke order

羽

feathers, counter for birds, rabbits

on: ウ
kun: は、わ、はね

6 strokes · JLPT 2

後

behind, back, later

on: ゴ、コウ
kun: のち、うし.ろ、うしろ、あと

9 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
羽目	はめ hame	panel; wainscoting; wainscotting
羽織	はおり haori	haori (Japanese formal coat)
羽衣	はごろも hagoromo	angel's raiment; robe of feathers
羽毛	うもう umou	feather; plume; plumage
白羽	しらは shiraha	white feather
羽化	うか uka	emergence (of insects); eclosion; growing wings
最後	さいご saigo	end; conclusion
今後	こんご kongo	from now on; hereafter

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.