Japanese symbol for “chow”
順子
シュンツ
Romaji: shuntsu
chow; three-in-a-row
In Japanese, chow is 順子, read シュンツ (shuntsu).
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Meanings
- n chow; three-in-a-row (mahj)
Written forms: 順子. Readings: シュンツ、じゅんツ.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 順位 | じゅんい jun'i | order; rank; position (e.g. in a race) |
| 順調 | じゅんちょう junchou | favourable; favorable; doing well |
| 手順 | てじゅん tejun | process; procedure; sequence |
| 順番 | じゅんばん junban | order; turn |
| 順序 | じゅんじょ junjo | order; sequence |
| 順次 | じゅんじ junji | in order; sequential; seriatim |
| 子供 | こども kodomo | child; children |
| 女子 | じょし joshi | woman; girl |
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.