Japanese symbol for “calibration”
校正
こうせい
Romaji: kousei
proofreading
In Japanese, calibration is 校正, read こうせい (kousei).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt proofreading
- n, vs, vt calibration
Written forms: 校正、較正. Readings: こうせい.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “calibration”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| キャリブレーション | キャリブレーション kyaribureeshon | calibration |
| キャリブレート | キャリブレート kyaribureeto | calibration |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 学校 | がっこう gakkou | school |
| 高校 | こうこう koukou | senior high school; high school |
| 小学校 | しょうがっこう shougakkou | primary school; elementary school; grade school |
| 高校生 | こうこうせい koukousei | senior high school student |
| 中学校 | ちゅうがっこう chuugakkou | junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school |
| 校長 | こうちょう kouchou | principal; head teacher; headmaster |
| 正直 | しょうじき shoujiki | honest; frank; candid |
| 修正 | しゅうせい shuusei | amendment; correction; revision |
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