Japanese symbol for “dubbing”
吹き替え
ふきかえ
Romaji: fukikae
dubbing (of a film, etc. into a different language)
In Japanese, dubbing is 吹き替え, read ふきかえ (fukikae).
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Meanings
- n dubbing (of a film, etc. into a different language)
- n stand-in (actor); double
- n recasting; reminting; recoining
Written forms: 吹き替え、吹替え、吹替. Readings: ふきかえ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “dubbing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ダビング | ダビング dabingu | dubbing; mixing; re-recording |
| アフレコ | アフレコ afureko | postrecording (dialogue or sounds); post-synchronization; dubbing |
| ダブ | ダブ dabu | dub; dubbing |
| 当てレコ | あてレコ atereko | dubbing (of a film, etc. into a different language) |
| アフターレコーディング | アフターレコーディング afutaarekoodingu | postrecording (dialogue or sounds); post-synchronization; dubbing |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 吹雪 | ふぶき fubuki | snow storm; blizzard |
| 吹奏楽 | すいそうがく suisougaku | wind music; wind instrument music |
| 吹き出す | ふきだす fukidasu | to spout out; to spurt out; to gush out |
| 吹き飛ぶ | ふきとぶ fukitobu | to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away |
| 吹き込む | ふきこむ fukikomu | to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.) |
| 為替 | かわせ kawase | money order; draft |
| 代替 | だいたい daitai | substitution |
| 替え | かえ kae | change; alteration |
See also: Chinese symbol for “dubbing”.
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.