Japanese symbol for “browsing”
参照
さんしょう
Romaji: sanshou
reference (e.g. to a dictionary, passage, footnotes); consultation; comparison
In Japanese, browsing is 参照, read さんしょう (sanshou).
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, vs, vt reference (e.g. to a dictionary, passage, footnotes); consultation; comparison
- n, vs, vt browsing (to a file or folder) (comp)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “browsing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 閲覧 | えつらん etsuran | browsing (the web) |
| 立ち読み | たちよみ tachiyomi | reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it) |
| ブラウジング | ブラウジング buraujingu | browsing |
| 拾い読み | ひろいよみ hiroiyomi | reading only the important parts; reading here and there; skimming through |
| 漫読 | まんどく mandoku | browsing |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 参加 | さんか sanka | participation; joining; entry |
| 参考 | さんこう sankou | reference; consultation |
| 参議院 | さんぎいん sangiin | House of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of Japan) |
| 参戦 | さんせん sansen | participation in a war; going to war |
| 持参 | じさん jisan | bringing; taking; carrying |
| 照明 | しょうめい shoumei | illumination; lighting |
| 対照 | たいしょう taishou | contrast; antithesis; comparison |
| 照会 | しょうかい shoukai | inquiry; query; enquiry |
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