Japanese symbol for “articulated”

多関節

たかんせつ

Romaji: takansetsu

multiple joints; multijoint; articulated

In Japanese, articulated is 多関節, read たかんせつ (takansetsu).

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Meanings

adj-no, n multiple joints; multijoint; articulated

Kanji and stroke order

多

many, frequent, much

on: タ
kun: おお.い、まさ.に、まさ.る

6 strokes · JLPT 4

関

connection, barrier, gateway

on: カン
kun: せき、-ぜき、かか.わる、からくり

14 strokes · JLPT 2

節

node, season, period

on: セツ、セチ
kun: ふし、-ぶし、のっと

13 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
多数	たすう tasuu	large number (of); many
多分	たぶん tabun	probably; likely; perhaps
多様	たよう tayou	diverse; various
多少	たしょう tashou	a little; some; somewhat
多い	おおい ooi	many; numerous; a lot
多大	ただい tadai	great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous
関係	かんけい kankei	relation; relationship; connection
関連	かんれん kanren	relation; connection; relevance
季節	きせつ kisetsu	season; time of year

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.