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Japanese symbol for “uk”

Romaji: igirisu
United Kingdom; UK; Britain; Great Britain

In Japanese, uk is , read (igirisu).

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 United Kingdom; UK; Britain; Great Britain
  2. n England

Kanji and stroke order

England, English, hero
on: エイ
kun: はなぶさ
8 strokes · JLPT 3
good luck, joy, congratulations
on: キチ、キツ
kun: よし
6 strokes · JLPT 1
profit, advantage, benefit
on: リ
kun: き.く
7 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “uk”

WordReadingMeaning
れんぽうおうこく renpououkokuUnited Kingdom; UK
ユー・ケー yuu・keeUnited Kingdom; UK
イギリスれんごうおうこく igirisurengououkokuUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; UK

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
えいご eigoEnglish (language)
えいゆう eiyuuhero; heroine; great person
えいぶん eibunEnglish writing; English sentence; English text
えいわ eiwaEnglish-Japanese
えいこく eikokuUnited Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
えいやく eiyakuEnglish translation
ふきつ fukitsuominous; sinister; unlucky
きっちょう kitchoulucky omen; good omen
りよう riyouuse; 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.

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