Japanese symbol for “un”
国連
こくれん
Romaji: kokuren
United Nations; UN
In Japanese, un is 国連, read こくれん (kokuren).
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Meanings
- n United Nations; UN
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “un”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 国際連合 | こくさいれんごう kokusairengou | United Nations; UN |
| ＵＮ | ユー・エヌ yuu・enu | United Nations; UN |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 全国 | ぜんこく zenkoku | the whole country |
| 国内 | こくない kokunai | within the country; inside the county; domestic |
| 国民 | こくみん kokumin | people (of a country); nation; citizen |
| 国家 | こっか kokka | state; country; nation |
| 国際 | こくさい kokusai | international |
| 外国 | がいこく gaikoku | foreign country |
| 連絡 | れんらく renraku | contacting; (making) contact; getting in touch |
| 関連 | かんれん kanren | relation; connection; relevance |
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.