Japanese symbol for “ad”

西暦

せいれき

Romaji: seireki

Common Era; CE; Christian Era; anno domini

In Japanese, ad is 西暦, read せいれき (seireki).

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Meanings

n Common Era; CE; Christian Era; anno domini; AD
n Western (Gregorian) calendar

Kanji and stroke order

西

west, Spain

on: セイ、サイ、ス
kun: にし

6 strokes · JLPT 4

暦

calendar, almanac

on: レキ、リャク
kun: こよみ

14 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “ad”

Word	Reading	Meaning
アド	アド ado	ad; advertisement
紀元	きげん kigen	CE (Common Era); AD (Anno Domini)
ＡＤ	エー・ディー ee・dii	AD; Anno Domini
災害割増特約	さいがいわりましとくやく saigaiwarimashitokuyaku	accidental death rider; AD; accidental death benefit rider
ＡＤ	エー・ディー ee・dii	assistant director; AD

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
東西	とうざい touzai	east and west
西洋	せいよう seiyou	the West; the Occident; Western countries
関西	かんさい kansai	Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures)
西部	せいぶ seibu	western part; the west (of a region)
南西	なんせい nansei	southwest
北西	ほくせい hokusei	northwest
旧暦	きゅうれき kyuureki	Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar
還暦	かんれき kanreki	kanreki; one's 60th birthday (or 61st in the traditional age reckoning system) when one has lived through a full sexagenary cycle