Japanese symbol for “displacement”
排水
はいすい
Romaji: haisui
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); sewerage
In Japanese, displacement is 排水, read はいすい (haisui).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs drainage; draining; pumping out (water); sewerage
- n, vi, vs displacement
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “displacement”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 置き換え | おきかえ okikae | replacement; substitute; displacement |
| 変位 | へんい hen'i | change of position; displacement |
| 排水量 | はいすいりょう haisuiryou | displacement (e.g. of a ship) |
| 排気量 | はいきりょう haikiryou | (engine) displacement |
| 転移性 | てんいせい ten'isei | displacement |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 排除 | はいじょ haijo | exclusion; removal; elimination |
| 排出 | はいしゅつ haishutsu | discharge; evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2) |
| 排斥 | はいせき haiseki | rejection; expulsion; boycott |
| 排気 | はいき haiki | exhaust; emission (of gas from an engine) |
| 排他 | はいた haita | exclusion |
| 水着 | みずぎ mizugi | bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers |
| 水準 | すいじゅん suijun | level; standard |
| 水道 | すいどう suidou | water supply; water service; waterworks |
See also: Chinese symbol for “displacement”.
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