Japanese symbol for “diaphragm”
隔壁
かくへき
Romaji: kakuheki
barrier wall; bulkhead; partition; septum
In Japanese, diaphragm is 隔壁, read かくへき (kakuheki).
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
- adj-no, n barrier wall; bulkhead; partition; septum; diaphragm
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “diaphragm”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 横隔膜 | おうかくまく oukakumaku | diaphragm |
| ダイヤフラム | ダイヤフラム daiyafuramu | diaphragm |
| 隔膜 | かくまく kakumaku | partition; diaphragm |
| 振動板 | しんどうばん shindouban | diaphragm (of a speaker, microphone, etc.) |
| 膈 | かく kaku | diaphragm; vicinity of the diaphragm |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 間隔 | かんかく kankaku | space; interval |
| 隔離 | かくり kakuri | isolation; segregation; separation |
| 遠隔 | えんかく enkaku | distant; remote; isolated |
| 隔てる | へだてる hedateru | to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to partition |
| 隔て | へだて hedate | partition; division; barrier |
| 隔たり | へだたり hedatari | distance; difference; gap |
| 壁紙 | かべがみ kabegami | wallpaper |
| 障壁 | しょうへき shouheki | enclosing wall; boundary fence |
See also: Chinese symbol for “diaphragm”.
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