Japanese symbol for “buffer”
緩衝
かんしょう
Romaji: kanshou
shock absorption; buffer action; cushioning; buffer
In Japanese, buffer is 緩衝, read かんしょう (kanshou).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt shock absorption; buffer action; cushioning; buffer
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “buffer”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| バッファ | バッファ baffa | buffer |
| 緩衝装置 | かんしょうそうち kanshousouchi | buffer; shock absorber; damper unit |
| 緩衝器 | かんしょうき kanshouki | shock absorber; buffer |
| 安全圏 | あんぜんけん anzenken | safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat) |
| バッファ記憶 | バッファきおく baffakioku | buffer storage; buffer |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 緩和 | かんわ kanwa | relief; mitigation; alleviation |
| 緩やか | ゆるやか yuruyaka | loose; slack |
| 緩い | ゆるい yurui | loose |
| 緩む | ゆるむ yurumu | to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope) |
| 緩慢 | かんまん kanman | slow; sluggish; dull |
| 緩急 | かんきゅう kankyuu | high and low speed; fast and slow; pace |
| 衝撃 | しょうげき shougeki | impact; shock; impulse |
| 衝突 | しょうとつ shoutotsu | collision; crash; impact |
See also: Chinese symbol for “buffer”.
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