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Japanese symbol for “dpm”

Romaji: kaihenmaifun
disintegration per minute; dpm

In Japanese, dpm is , read (kaihenmaifun).

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. n disintegration per minute; dpm (physics)

Kanji and stroke order

demolition, break, destroy
on: カイ、エ
kun: こわ.す、こわ.れる、やぶ.る
16 strokes · JLPT 1
unusual, change, strange
on: ヘン
kun: か.わる、か.わり、か.える
9 strokes · JLPT 2
every
on: マイ
kun: ごと、-ごと.に
6 strokes · JLPT 4
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.

WordReadingMeaning
はかい hakaidestruction; disruption
ほうかい houkaicollapse; crumbling; breaking down
こわす kowasuto break; to destroy; to demolish
こわれる kowareruto be broken; to break; to fall apart
かいめつ kaimetsu(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
とうかい toukaidestruction; collapse; crumbling
たいへん taihenvery; greatly; terribly
へんこう henkouchange; modification; alteration
まいにち mainichievery day; daily
じぶん jibunmyself; yourself; oneself

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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