Japanese symbol for “ade”

アプリケーション開発環境

アプリケーションかいはつかんきょう

Romaji: apurikeeshonkaihatsukankyou

Application Development Environment; ADE

In Japanese, ade is アプリケーション開発環境, read アプリケーションかいはつかんきょう (apurikeeshonkaihatsukankyou).

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Meanings

n Application Development Environment; ADE (comp)

Kanji and stroke order

開

open, unfold, unseal

on: カイ
kun: ひら.く、ひら.き、-びら.き、ひら.ける

12 strokes · JLPT 3

発

departure, discharge, publish

on: ハツ、ホツ
kun: た.つ、あば.く、おこ.る、つか.わす

9 strokes · JLPT 3

環

ring, circle, loop

on: カン
kun: わ

17 strokes · JLPT 2

境

boundary, border, region

on: キョウ、ケイ
kun: さかい

14 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
開催	かいさい kaisai	holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
公開	こうかい koukai	opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting
開発	かいはつ kaihatsu	development; cultivation; application
開始	かいし kaishi	start; commencement; beginning
展開	てんかい tenkai	development; evolution; progression
開放	かいほう kaihou	opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open
発売	はつばい hatsubai	sale; offering for sale; putting on sale
発表	はっぴょう happyou	announcement; publication; presenting
環境	かんきょう kankyou	environment; surroundings; circumstances
国境	こっきょう kokkyou	border (between countries); national border

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.