Japanese symbol for “bidirectional”
双方向
そうほうこう
Romaji: souhoukou
two-way; bidirectional; interactive
In Japanese, bidirectional is 双方向, read そうほうこう (souhoukou).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n two-way; bidirectional; interactive
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “bidirectional”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 両方向 | りょうほうこう ryouhoukou | two directions; both directions; two-way |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 双子 | ふたご futago | twins; twin |
| 双方 | そうほう souhou | both parties; both sides |
| 双眼鏡 | そうがんきょう sougankyou | binoculars; field glasses |
| 双葉 | ふたば futaba | seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud |
| 双生児 | そうせいじ souseiji | twins |
| 無双 | むそう musou | peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled |
| 方法 | ほうほう houhou | method; way; manner |
| 一方 | いっぽう ippou | one (esp. of two); the other; one way |
| 方向 | ほうこう houkou | direction; orientation; bearing |
See also: Chinese symbol for “bidirectional”.
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.