Japanese symbol for “atom”
原子
げんし
Romaji: genshi
atom
In Japanese, atom is 原子, read げんし (genshi).
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Meanings
- n atom (physics, chem)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “atom”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| アトム | アトム atomu | atom |
| 微塵 | みじん mijin | particle; atom; little piece |
| 微分子 | びぶんし bibunshi | particle; atom; molecule |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 原因 | げんいん gen'in | cause; origin; source |
| 原作 | げんさく gensaku | original work |
| 原則 | げんそく gensoku | principle; general rule |
| 原子力 | げんしりょく genshiryoku | atomic energy; nuclear power |
| 原理 | げんり genri | principle; theory; fundamental truth |
| 原稿 | げんこう genkou | manuscript; copy; draft |
| 子供 | こども kodomo | child; children |
| 女子 | じょし joshi | woman; girl |
See also: Chinese symbol for “atom”.
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.