Japanese symbol for “elasticity”
弾力
だんりょく
Romaji: danryoku
elasticity; flexibility
In Japanese, elasticity is 弾力, read だんりょく (danryoku).
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Meanings
- n elasticity; flexibility
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “elasticity”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 弾性 | だんせい dansei | elasticity |
| 伸縮 | しんしゅく shinshuku | expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility |
| 軟性 | なんせい nansei | softness; flexibility; elasticity |
| 伸縮性 | しんしゅくせい shinshukusei | elasticity |
| 伸度 | しんど shindo | elasticity |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 爆弾 | ばくだん bakudan | bomb |
| 弾圧 | だんあつ dan'atsu | oppression; suppression; pressure |
| 弾薬 | だんやく dan'yaku | ammunition; ammo |
| 糾弾 | きゅうだん kyuudan | censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack |
| 弾道 | だんどう dandou | trajectory; line of fire |
| 銃弾 | じゅうだん juudan | bullet (from a rifle) |
| 協力 | きょうりょく kyouryoku | cooperation; collaboration; help |
| 能力 | のうりょく nouryoku | ability; faculty |
See also: Chinese symbol for “elasticity”.
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