Japanese symbol for “edc”

エラー検出符号

エラーけんしゅつふごう

Romaji: eraakenshutsufugou

Error-Detecting Code; EDC

In Japanese, edc is エラー検出符号, read エラーけんしゅつふごう (eraakenshutsufugou).

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Meanings

n Error-Detecting Code; EDC (comp)

Kanji and stroke order

検

examination, investigate

on: ケン
kun: しら.べる

12 strokes · JLPT 2

出

exit, leave, go out

on: シュツ、スイ
kun: で.る、-で、だ.す、-だ.す

5 strokes · JLPT 4

符

token, sign, mark

on: フ

11 strokes · JLPT 2

号

nickname, number, item

on: ゴウ
kun: さけ.ぶ、よびな

5 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
検査	けんさ kensa	inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test
検討	けんとう kentou	consideration; examination; investigation
検証	けんしょう kenshou	verification; confirmation; substantiation
検察	けんさつ kensatsu	criminal investigation; prosecution
検事	けんじ kenji	public prosecutor
検定	けんてい kentei	official certification; official approval; inspection
出演	しゅつえん shutsuen	appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance
出す	だす dasu	to take out; to get out
切符	きっぷ kippu	ticket
番号	ばんごう bangou	number; series of digits

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.