Japanese symbol for “cyclical”
循環的
じゅんかんてき
Romaji: junkanteki
cyclical; circulative; recursive
In Japanese, cyclical is 循環的, read じゅんかんてき (junkanteki).
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Meanings
- adj-na cyclical; circulative; recursive
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “cyclical”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| シクリカル | シクリカル shikurikaru | cyclical |
| 周期的 | しゅうきてき shuukiteki | periodic; cyclic; cyclical |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 循環 | じゅんかん junkan | circulation; rotation; cycle |
| 悪循環 | あくじゅんかん akujunkan | vicious circle; vicious cycle |
| 循環器 | じゅんかんき junkanki | circulatory organ |
| 因循 | いんじゅん injun | indecision; vacillation |
| 因循姑息 | いんじゅんこそく injunkosoku | dilly-dallying and temporizing (temporising) |
| 血液循環 | けつえきじゅんかん ketsuekijunkan | blood circulation |
| 環境 | かんきょう kankyou | environment; surroundings; circumstances |
| 一環 | いっかん ikkan | link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.) |
| 目的 | もくてき mokuteki | purpose; goal; aim |
See also: Chinese symbol for “cyclical”.
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