Japanese symbol for “dpm”

壊変毎分

かいへんまいふん

Romaji: kaihenmaifun

disintegration per minute; dpm

In Japanese, dpm is 壊変毎分, read かいへんまいふん (kaihenmaifun).

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Meanings

n disintegration per minute; dpm (physics)

Kanji and stroke order

壊

demolition, break, destroy

on: カイ、エ
kun: こわ.す、こわ.れる、やぶ.る

16 strokes · JLPT 1

変

unusual, change, strange

on: ヘン
kun: か.わる、か.わり、か.える

9 strokes · JLPT 2

毎

every

on: マイ
kun: ごと、-ごと.に

6 strokes · JLPT 4

分

part, minute of time, segment

on: ブン、フン、ブ
kun: わ.ける、わ.け、わ.かれる、わ.かる

4 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
破壊	はかい hakai	destruction; disruption
崩壊	ほうかい houkai	collapse; crumbling; breaking down
壊す	こわす kowasu	to break; to destroy; to demolish
壊れる	こわれる kowareru	to be broken; to break; to fall apart
壊滅	かいめつ kaimetsu	(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
倒壊	とうかい toukai	destruction; collapse; crumbling
大変	たいへん taihen	very; greatly; terribly
変更	へんこう henkou	change; modification; alteration
毎日	まいにち mainichi	every day; daily
自分	じぶん jibun	myself; yourself; oneself

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