Japanese symbol for “articulation”
呂律
ろれつ
Romaji: roretsu
articulation
In Japanese, articulation is 呂律, read ろれつ (roretsu).
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 articulation
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “articulation”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 分節 | ぶんせつ bunsetsu | articulation |
| 調音 | ちょうおん chouon | articulation |
| 構音 | こうおん kouon | articulation |
| 滑舌 | かつぜつ katsuzetsu | articulation; speaking one's lines smoothly; reciting one's lines well |
| アーティキュレーション | アーティキュレーション aatikyureeshon | articulation |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 風呂 | ふろ furo | bath; bathing; bathtub |
| 露天風呂 | ろてんぶろ rotenburo | open-air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo |
| 風呂敷 | ふろしき furoshiki | furoshiki; wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper |
| 風呂屋 | ふろや furoya | public bathhouse |
| 語呂 | ごろ goro | sound (of a sentence); euphony |
| 水風呂 | みずぶろ mizuburo | cold bath; taking a cold bath |
| 法律 | ほうりつ houritsu | law; legislation; act |
| 規律 | きりつ kiritsu | order; observance; discipline |
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.