Japanese symbol for “acronym”
略語
りゃくご
Romaji: ryakugo
abbreviation; acronym
In Japanese, acronym is 略語, read りゃくご (ryakugo).
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Meanings
- n abbreviation; acronym
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “acronym”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 頭字語 | とうじご toujigo | acronym; initialism |
| 頭文字語 | かしらもじご kashiramojigo | acronym |
| 略成語 | りゃくせいご ryakuseigo | acronym |
| 略字 | りゃくじ ryakuji | acronym; abbreviation |
| アクロニム | アクロニム akuronimu | acronym |
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 |
| 略称 | りゃくしょう ryakushou | abbreviation |
| 英語 | えいご eigo | English (language) |
| 物語 | ものがたり monogatari | story; tale; narrative |
See also: Chinese symbol for “acronym”.
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