Japanese symbol for “decoding”
解読
かいどく
Romaji: kaidoku
deciphering; decoding
In Japanese, decoding is 解読, read かいどく (kaidoku).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt deciphering; decoding
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “decoding”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 翻訳 | ほんやく hon'yaku | deciphering; decoding |
| 復号 | ふくごう fukugou | decoding; decryption |
| デコード | デコード dekoodo | decoding |
| 符号解読 | ふごうかいどく fugoukaidoku | decoding |
| 復号化 | ふくごうか fukugouka | decryption; decipherment; decoding |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 理解 | りかい rikai | understanding; comprehension; appreciation |
| 解決 | かいけつ kaiketsu | settlement; solution; resolution |
| 解説 | かいせつ kaisetsu | explanation; commentary; exposition |
| 解散 | かいさん kaisan | breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd) |
| 解放 | かいほう kaihou | release; unleashing; liberation |
| 解除 | かいじょ kaijo | termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding |
| 読み | よみ yomi | reading |
| 読む | よむ yomu | to read |
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.