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Japanese symbol for “correcting”

Romaji: sashikae
replacement

In Japanese, correcting is , read (sashikae).

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Meanings

  1. n replacement
  2. n correcting (print)

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

distinction, difference, variation
on: サ
kun: さ.す、さ.し
10 strokes · JLPT 2
exchange, spare, substitute
on: タイ
kun: か.える、か.え-、か.わる
12 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “correcting”

WordReadingMeaning
リバイス ribaisurevising; amending; correcting

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
さべつ sabetsudistinction; differentiation; discrimination
かくさ kakusaqualitative difference; disparity; gap
こうさてん kousatencrossing; intersection
じさ jisatime difference
ひざし hizashisunlight; rays of the Sun
ごさ gosameasurement error; calculation error
かわせ kawasemoney order; draft
だいたい daitaisubstitution

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.