Japanese symbol for “coinage”
造語
ぞうご
Romaji: zougo
coinage; invention of a new word
In Japanese, coinage is 造語, read ぞうご (zougo).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs coinage; invention of a new word
- n coined word
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “coinage”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 造幣 | ぞうへい zouhei | coinage; mintage |
| 鋳貨 | ちゅうか chuuka | coinage; mintage |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 構造 | こうぞう kouzou | structure; construction; makeup |
| 製造 | せいぞう seizou | manufacture; production |
| 改造 | かいぞう kaizou | remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction |
| 創造 | そうぞう souzou | creation |
| 偽造 | ぎぞう gizou | forgery; counterfeiting; fabrication |
| 木造 | もくぞう mokuzou | wooden; made of wood; wooden construction |
| 英語 | えいご eigo | English (language) |
| 物語 | ものがたり monogatari | story; tale; narrative |
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.