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Japanese symbol for “ase”

Romaji: shizenhoushazoufukukou
amplified spontaneous emission; ASE; superluminescence

In Japanese, ase is , read (shizenhoushazoufukukou).

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 amplified spontaneous emission; ASE; superluminescence (physics)

Kanji and stroke order

oneself
on: ジ、シ
kun: みずか.ら、おの.ずから、おの.ずと
6 strokes · JLPT 3
sort of thing, so, if so
on: ゼン、ネン
kun: しか、しか.り、しか.し、さ
12 strokes · JLPT 2
set free, release, fire
on: ホウ
kun: はな.す、-っぱな.し、はな.つ、はな.れる
8 strokes · JLPT 2
shoot, shine into, onto
on: シャ
kun: い.る、さ.す、う.つ
10 strokes · JLPT 1
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
ray, light
on: コウ
kun: ひか.る、ひかり
6 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
じぶん jibunmyself; yourself; oneself
じしん jishin(one's) self; oneself; yourself
じゆう jiyuufreedom; liberty
しぜん shizennature
じこ jikoself; oneself
じどう jidouautomatic
とうぜん touzennatural; right; proper
ぜんぜん zenzen(not) at all; (not) in the slightest
ほうそう housoubroadcasting; broadcast; program
ちゅうしゃ chuushainjection; jab; shot
ぞうか zoukaincrease; rise; growth
おおはば oohababig; large; drastic
かんこう kankousightseeing; tourism

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.