Japanese symbol for “uk”
英吉利
イギリス
Romaji: igirisu
United Kingdom; UK; Britain; Great Britain
In Japanese, uk is 英吉利, read イギリス (igirisu).
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Meanings
- n United Kingdom; UK; Britain; Great Britain
- n England
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “uk”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 連邦王国 | れんぽうおうこく renpououkoku | United Kingdom; UK |
| ＵＫ | ユー・ケー yuu・kee | United Kingdom; UK |
| イギリス連合王国 | イギリスれんごうおうこく igirisurengououkoku | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; UK |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 英語 | えいご eigo | English (language) |
| 英雄 | えいゆう eiyuu | hero; heroine; great person |
| 英文 | えいぶん eibun | English writing; English sentence; English text |
| 英和 | えいわ eiwa | English-Japanese |
| 英国 | えいこく eikoku | United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain |
| 英訳 | えいやく eiyaku | English translation |
| 不吉 | ふきつ fukitsu | ominous; sinister; unlucky |
| 吉兆 | きっちょう kitchou | lucky omen; good omen |
| 利用 | りよう riyou | use; utilization; utilisation |
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.