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Japanese symbol for “amplifier”

Romaji: zoufukuki
amplifier

In Japanese, amplifier is , read (zoufukuki).

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

  1. n amplifier

Kanji and stroke order

increase, add, augment
on: ゾウ
kun: ま.す、ま.し、ふ.える、ふ.やす
14 strokes · JLPT 2
hanging scroll, width
on: フク
kun: はば
12 strokes · JLPT 2
utensil, vessel, receptacle
on: キ
kun: うつわ
15 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “amplifier”

WordReadingMeaning
アンプ anpuamplifier
アンプリファイアー anpurifaiaaamplifier

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ぞうか zoukaincrease; rise; growth
ふえる fueruto increase; to multiply
まし mashibetter; preferable; less objectionable
ぞうぜい zouzeitax increase
ぞうだい zoudaienlargement; increase
きゅうぞう kyuuzourapid increase; sharp rise; proliferation
おおはば oohababig; large; drastic
はばひろい habahiroiextensive; wide; broad
ぶき bukiweapon; arms; ordnance

See also: Chinese symbol for “amplifier”.

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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