Kokusai

Kokusai, written in kanji as 国際 and romanized as kokusai, is a Japanese word meaning international or global. It combines concepts of country and edge or border, reflecting relations among nations. In Japanese, kokusai is used both as a general noun and as a component in many compound terms.

Common uses include:

- 国際連合 (Kokusai Rengō), the United Nations

- 国際法 (Kokusai Hō), international law

- 国際関係 (Kokusai Kankei), international relations

- 国際空港 (Kokusai Kūkō), international airport

- 国際線 (Kokusai-sen), international flights

- 国際化 (Kokusai-ka), internationalization

The term also appears in corporate and organizational names and branding to signal a global or cross-border focus, as well as in contexts such as international programs, conferences, and education that involve participants from multiple countries.

In Chinese and Korean contexts, the same concept is represented by overlapping characters (for example, 国際 in Chinese or 國際 in traditional forms), with similar meanings, though pronunciation and usage differ by language.

Kokusai does not denote a single, specific entity; rather, it is a widely used descriptor in Japanese and related languages, denoting international scope across various domains.