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Japanese symbol for “covariance”

Romaji: kyoubunsan
covariance

In Japanese, covariance is , read (kyoubunsan).

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 covariance

Kanji and stroke order

together, both, neither
on: キョウ
kun: とも、とも.に、-ども
6 strokes · JLPT 2
part, minute of time, segment
on: ブン、フン、ブ
kun: わ.ける、わ.け、わ.かれる、わ.かる
4 strokes · JLPT 4
scatter, disperse, spend
on: サン
kun: ち.る、ち.らす、-ち.らす、ち.らかす
12 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “covariance”

WordReadingMeaning
きょうへんりょう kyouhenryoucovariance; covariate
きょうへんせい kyouhenseicovariance
きょうへん kyouhencovariance; covariant

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
きょうどう kyoudoucooperation; collaboration; association
きょうつう kyoutsuucommon; shared; mutual
こうきょう koukyoupublic (facilities, service, etc.); communal
ともに tomonitogether; jointly
きょうゆう kyouyuujoint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint)
きょうかん kyoukansympathy; empathy; response
じぶん jibunmyself; yourself; oneself
ぶぶん bubunportion; section; part
かいさん kaisanbreaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd)

See also: Chinese symbol for “covariance”.

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.

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