Japanese symbol for “usa”

米国

べいこく

Romaji: beikoku

(United States of) America; USA; US

In Japanese, usa is 米国, read べいこく (beikoku).

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Meanings

n (United States of) America; USA; US

Kanji and stroke order

米

rice, USA, metre

on: ベイ、マイ、メエトル
kun: こめ、よね

6 strokes · JLPT 2

国

country

on: コク
kun: くに

8 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “usa”

Word	Reading	Meaning
米	べい bei	(United States of) America; USA
亜米利加	アメリカ amerika	(United States of) America; United States; US
ＵＳＡ	ユー・エス・エー yuu・esu・ee	United States of America; USA

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
新米	しんまい shinmai	new rice; first rice crop of the year
全米	ぜんべい zenbei	all of the United States; the whole of the USA
南米	なんべい nanbei	South America
白米	はくまい hakumai	polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
中南米	ちゅうなんべい chuunanbei	Central and South America
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