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Kanji for Union
The kanji for “union” is 合, read gou and written in 6 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
合
union
Coming together; people and things fitting as one.
6 strokes On reading ゴウ、ガッ、カッ (gou, gatsu, katsu) Kun reading あう、あい、あわす (au, ai, awasu) JLPT N3
Dictionary meanings: fit, suit, join, 0.1
Readings used for names on Nazuke: a, ai, gou
In Japan it appears in about 175 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
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