Japanese symbol for “braking”

制動

せいどう

Romaji: seidou

braking

In Japanese, braking is 制動, read せいどう (seidou).

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Meanings

n, vs, vt braking

Kanji and stroke order

制

system, law, rule

on: セイ

8 strokes · JLPT 2

動

move, motion, change

on: ドウ
kun: うご.く、うご.かす

11 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “braking”

Word	Reading	Meaning
ブレーキング	ブレーキング bureekingu	braking

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
制度	せいど seido	system; institution; organization
制限	せいげん seigen	restriction; restraint; limitation
制作	せいさく seisaku	work (film, book)
規制	きせい kisei	regulation; (traffic) policing; control
体制	たいせい taisei	order; system; structure
強制	きょうせい kyousei	compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do)
活動	かつどう katsudou	activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation
行動	こうどう koudou	action; conduct; behaviour

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