Japanese symbol for “decryption”
復号
ふくごう
Romaji: fukugou
decoding; decryption
In Japanese, decryption is 復号, read ふくごう (fukugou).
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Meanings
- n, vs decoding; decryption
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “decryption”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 復号化 | ふくごうか fukugouka | decryption; decipherment; decoding |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 回復 | かいふく kaifuku | restoration; recovery; rehabilitation |
| 復活 | ふっかつ fukkatsu | revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return |
| 復帰 | ふっき fukki | return; reversion; comeback |
| 往復 | おうふく oufuku | making a round trip; going and returning; coming and going |
| 復興 | ふっこう fukkou | revival; reconstruction; restoration |
| 復讐 | ふくしゅう fukushuu | revenge |
| 番号 | ばんごう bangou | number; series of digits |
| 信号 | しんごう shingou | signal; signalling; signaling |
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.