Japanese symbol for “deactivation”
失活
しっかつ
Romaji: shikkatsu
deactivation
In Japanese, deactivation is 失活, read しっかつ (shikkatsu).
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Meanings
- n deactivation (chem)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “deactivation”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 非アクティブ化 | ひアクティブか hiakutibuka | deactivation (of an account, software license, etc.) |
| ディアクティベーション | ディアクティベーション diakutibeeshon | deactivation (of a software license) |
| ディアクティベート | ディアクティベート diakutibeeto | deactivation (of a software license) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 失敗 | しっぱい shippai | failure; mistake; blunder |
| 損失 | そんしつ sonshitsu | loss (of assets, profit, etc.) |
| 失う | うしなう ushinau | to lose |
| 失業 | しつぎょう shitsugyou | unemployment |
| 失礼 | しつれい shitsurei | discourtesy; impoliteness |
| 喪失 | そうしつ soushitsu | loss; forfeit |
| 生活 | せいかつ seikatsu | life; living |
| 活動 | かつどう katsudou | activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation |
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.