Japanese symbol for “cartridge”
カートリッジ
カートリッジ
Romaji: kaatorijji
cartridge
In Japanese, cartridge is カートリッジ (kaatorijji).
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Meanings
- n cartridge
Other Japanese words for “cartridge”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 実包 | じっぽう jippou | cartridge (for a firearm); live ammunition |
| 弾薬筒 | だんやくとう dan'yakutou | cartridge (for a firearm) |
| ピックアップ | ピックアップ pikkuappu | pickup (in a record player); (phono) cartridge |
| 薬筒 | やくとう yakutou | (ammunition) cartridge |
| 薬包 | やくほう yakuhou | bagged charge (for artillery); cartridge |
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.