Japanese symbol for “ukraine”
宇
う
Romaji: u
Ukraine
In Japanese, ukraine is 宇, read う (u).
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Meanings
- n Ukraine
Written forms: 宇. Readings: ウ、う.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “ukraine”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 烏克蘭 | ウクライナ ukuraina | Ukraine |
| 小ロシア | しょうロシア shouroshia | Little Russia; Ukraine |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 宇宙 | うちゅう uchuu | universe; cosmos; space |
| 宇都宮 | うつのみや utsunomiya | Utsunomiya (city in Tochigi) |
| 小宇宙 | しょううちゅう shouuchuu | microcosmos; microcosm |
| 宇宙船 | うちゅうせん uchuusen | spaceship |
| 宇都宮線 | うつのみやせん utsunomiyasen | Utsunomiya Line |
| 一宇 | いちう ichiu | one house; one roof |
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.