Japanese symbol for “abbreviation”
略称
りゃくしょう
Romaji: ryakushou
abbreviation
In Japanese, abbreviation is 略称, read りゃくしょう (ryakushou).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vs, vt abbreviation
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “abbreviation”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 短縮 | たんしゅく tanshuku | shortening; contraction; reduction |
| 略語 | りゃくご ryakugo | abbreviation; acronym |
| 略 | りゃく ryaku | abbreviation; omission |
| 省略 | しょうりゃく shouryaku | abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement |
| 略記 | りゃっき ryakki | abbreviation |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 侵略 | しんりゃく shinryaku | invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression |
| 戦略 | せんりゃく senryaku | strategy; tactics |
| 攻略 | こうりゃく kouryaku | capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); conquest |
| 省略 | しょうりゃく shouryaku | omission; leaving out |
| 策略 | さくりゃく sakuryaku | stratagem; artifice; trick |
| 名称 | めいしょう meishou | name; title |
| 自称 | じしょう jishou | self-proclaimed; self-professed; self-styled |
| 通称 | つうしょう tsuushou | popular name; common name; nickname |
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