Japanese symbol for “cryptography”
暗号化手法
あんごうかしゅほう
Romaji: angoukashuhou
cryptography
In Japanese, cryptography is 暗号化手法, read あんごうかしゅほう (angoukashuhou).
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Meanings
- n cryptography
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “cryptography”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 暗号手法 | あんごうしゅほう angoushuhou | cryptography; cryptographic technique |
| 暗号学 | あんごうがく angougaku | cryptography; cryptology |
| 暗号技術 | あんごうぎじゅつ angougijutsu | cryptography; encryption technology |
| 暗号法 | あんごうほう angouhou | cryptography |
| 暗号理論 | あんごうりろん angouriron | cryptography; cryptographic theory |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 暗殺 | あんさつ ansatsu | assassination |
| 真っ暗 | まっくら makkura | pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark |
| 暗号 | あんごう angou | code; password; cipher |
| 暗い | くらい kurai | dark; gloomy; murky |
| 暗黙 | あんもく anmoku | tacit; unspoken; implicit |
| 暗黒 | あんこく ankoku | darkness |
| 番号 | ばんごう bangou | number; series of digits |
| 信号 | しんごう shingou | signal; signalling; signaling |
| 文化 | ぶんか bunka | culture; civilization; civilisation |
| 相手 | あいて aite | companion; partner; company |
| 方法 | ほうほう houhou | method; way; manner |
See also: Chinese symbol for “cryptography”.
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.