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Japanese symbol for “conductivity”

Romaji: dendousei
conductivity

In Japanese, conductivity is , read (dendousei).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n conductivity

Kanji and stroke order

transmit, go along, walk along
on: デン、テン
kun: つた.わる、つた.える、つた.う、つだ.う
6 strokes · JLPT 2
guidance, leading, conduct
on: ドウ
kun: みちび.く
15 strokes · JLPT 2
sex, gender, nature
on: セイ、ショウ
kun: さが
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “conductivity”

WordReadingMeaning
でんどうど dendoudoconductivity
でんどうりつ dendouritsuconductivity
どうでんせい doudenseiconductivity
どうでんど doudendoconductivity
どうでんりつ doudenritsuconductivity

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
でんとう dentoutradition; convention
せんでん sendenpublicity; advertisement; advertising
でんせつ densetsulegend; folklore; tradition
てつだい tetsudaihelper; assistant
いでん idenheredity; (genetic) inheritance
いでんし idenshigene
しどう shidouguidance; leadership; instruction
どうにゅう dounyuuintroduction; bringing in; installation
じょせい joseiwoman; female

See also: Chinese symbol for “conductivity”.

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.