Japanese symbol for “cladding”
外装
がいそう
Romaji: gaisou
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour)
In Japanese, cladding is 外装, read がいそう (gaisou).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “cladding”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| クラッド | クラッド kuraddo | clad; cladding (of a fiber) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 海外 | かいがい kaigai | foreign; abroad; overseas |
| 外国 | がいこく gaikoku | foreign country |
| 以外 | いがい igai | excluding; except (for); apart from |
| 外交 | がいこう gaikou | diplomacy |
| 意外 | いがい igai | unexpected; surprising; unanticipated |
| 外部 | がいぶ gaibu | outside (e.g. of a building); exterior |
| 装置 | そうち souchi | equipment; device; installation |
| 武装 | ぶそう busou | arms; armament; taking up arms |
See also: Chinese symbol for “cladding”.
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.