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Japanese symbol for “deceleration”

Romaji: gensoku
deceleration

In Japanese, deceleration is , read (gensoku).

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. adj-no, n, vi deceleration

Kanji and stroke order

dwindle, decrease, reduce
on: ゲン
kun: へ.る、へ.らす
12 strokes · JLPT 2
quick, fast
on: ソク
kun: はや.い、はや-、はや.める、すみ.やか
10 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
げんしょう genshoudecrease; reduction; decline
さくげん sakugencut; reduction; curtailment
かげん kagendegree; extent; amount
へる heruto decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
へらす herasuto abate; to decrease; to diminish
こうそく kousokuhigh-speed; rapid; express
そくど sokudospeed; velocity; pace
きゅうそく kyuusokurapid (e.g. progress)

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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