Japanese symbol for “adf”
自動方向探知機
じどうほうこうたんちき
Romaji: jidouhoukoutanchiki
automatic direction finder; ADF
In Japanese, adf is 自動方向探知機, read じどうほうこうたんちき (jidouhoukoutanchiki).
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 automatic direction finder; ADF
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 自分 | じぶん jibun | myself; yourself; oneself |
| 自身 | じしん jishin | (one's) self; oneself; yourself |
| 自由 | じゆう jiyuu | freedom; liberty |
| 自然 | しぜん shizen | nature |
| 自己 | じこ jiko | self; oneself |
| 自動 | じどう jidou | automatic |
| 活動 | かつどう katsudou | activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation |
| 行動 | こうどう koudou | action; conduct; behaviour |
| 方法 | ほうほう houhou | method; way; manner |
| 方向 | ほうこう houkou | direction; orientation; bearing |
| 探す | さがす sagasu | to search for; to look for; to hunt for |
| 知る | しる shiru | to know; to be aware (of); to be conscious (of) |
| 機能 | きのう kinou | function; facility; faculty |
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.
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