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Japanese symbol for “ebook”

Romaji: denshishoseki
ebook; e-book; electronic book; digital book

In Japanese, ebook is , read (denshishoseki).

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 ebook; e-book; electronic book; digital book

Kanji and stroke order

electricity
on: デン
13 strokes · JLPT 4
child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
on: シ、ス、ツ
kun: こ、-こ、ね
3 strokes · JLPT 4
write
on: ショ
kun: か.く、-が.き、-がき
10 strokes · JLPT 4
enroll, domiciliary register, membership
on: セキ
20 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “ebook”

WordReadingMeaning
でんしブック denshibukkuelectronic book; e-book; ebook
でんしょ denshoelectronic book; e-book; ebook

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
でんわ denwatelephone call; phone call
でんしゃ denshatrain; electric train
でんき denkielectricity
でんし denshielectron
でんりょく denryokuelectric power
はつでん hatsudengeneration of electricity; power generation
こども kodomochild; children
じょし joshiwoman; girl
ぶんしょ bunshodocument; writing; letter
しょせき shosekibook; publication

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.