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Japanese symbol for “diaphragm”

Romaji: kakuheki
barrier wall; bulkhead; partition; septum

In Japanese, diaphragm is , read (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

  1. adj-no, n barrier wall; bulkhead; partition; septum; diaphragm

Kanji and stroke order

isolate, alternate, distance
on: カク
kun: へだ.てる、へだ.たる
13 strokes · JLPT 1
wall, lining (stomach), fence
on: ヘキ
kun: かべ
16 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “diaphragm”

WordReadingMeaning
おうかくまく oukakumakudiaphragm
ダイヤフラム daiyafuramudiaphragm
かくまく kakumakupartition; diaphragm
しんどうばん shindoubandiaphragm (of a speaker, microphone, etc.)
かく kakudiaphragm; vicinity of the diaphragm

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
かんかく kankakuspace; interval
かくり kakuriisolation; segregation; separation
えんかく enkakudistant; remote; isolated
へだてる hedateruto separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to partition
へだて hedatepartition; division; barrier
へだたり hedataridistance; difference; gap
かべがみ kabegamiwallpaper
しょうへき shouhekienclosing wall; boundary fence

See also: Chinese symbol for “diaphragm”.

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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