Japanese symbol for “counter”
窓口
まどぐち
Romaji: madoguchi
counter; window; teller window; ticket window
In Japanese, counter is 窓口, read まどぐち (madoguchi).
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
- n counter; window; teller window; ticket window
- n contact person; point of contact
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “counter”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 売り場 | うりば uriba | selling area; counter; section |
| カウンター | カウンター kauntaa | counter; counting device |
| 助数詞 | じょすうし josuushi | counter; counter word; measure word |
| スタンド | スタンド sutando | stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter) |
| 可逆カウンタ | かぎゃくカウンタ kagyakukaunta | counter; reversible counter |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 同窓会 | どうそうかい dousoukai | alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting |
| 窓際 | まどぎわ madogiwa | at the window; by the window; next to the window |
| 車窓 | しゃそう shasou | train window; car window |
| 同窓 | どうそう dousou | being a graduate of the same school; person who went to the same school; fellow alumnus |
| 天窓 | てんまど tenmado | skylight |
| 人口 | じんこう jinkou | population |
| 悪口 | わるぐち waruguchi | (verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing |
| 出口 | でぐち deguchi | exit; way out |
See also: Chinese symbol for “counter”.
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