Japanese symbol for “communications”
逓信
ていしん
Romaji: teishin
communications (e.g. post, telegraph)
In Japanese, communications is 逓信, read ていしん (teishin).
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Meanings
- n communications (e.g. post, telegraph)
- n Ministry of Communications and Transportation (dissolved in 1949)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “communications”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 兵站 | へいたん heitan | logistics; supply; communications |
| 補給路 | ほきゅうろ hokyuuro | supply route; supply road; communications (military) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 逓減 | ていげん teigen | gradual decrease; gradual diminution |
| 逓増 | ていぞう teizou | gradual increase |
| 駅逓 | えきてい ekitei | delivery of packages; postal service |
| 逓倍 | ていばい teibai | multiplication (e.g. of frequencies) |
| 逓送 | ていそう teisou | forwarding |
| 通信 | つうしん tsuushin | correspondence; communication; transmission |
| 信頼 | しんらい shinrai | trust (in); confidence; faith |
| 自信 | じしん jishin | self-confidence; confidence (in oneself) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “communications”.
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.