Japanese symbol for “electromagnetism”
電磁気
でんじき
Romaji: denjiki
electromagnetism
In Japanese, electromagnetism is 電磁気, read でんじき (denjiki).
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Meanings
- n electromagnetism (physics)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “electromagnetism”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 電気磁気学 | でんきじきがく denkijikigaku | electromagnetism (usu. in engineering) |
| 電磁気学 | でんじきがく denjikigaku | electrodynamics; electromagnetism |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 電話 | でんわ denwa | telephone call; phone call |
| 電車 | でんしゃ densha | train; electric train |
| 電気 | でんき denki | electricity |
| 電子 | でんし denshi | electron |
| 電力 | でんりょく denryoku | electric power |
| 発電 | はつでん hatsuden | generation of electricity; power generation |
| 磁石 | じしゃく jishaku | magnet |
| 磁気 | じき jiki | magnetism |
| 気持ち | きもち kimochi | feeling; sensation; mood |
See also: Chinese symbol for “electromagnetism”.
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.