Japanese symbol for “encoding”
エンコ
エンコ
Romaji: enko
encoding
In Japanese, encoding is エンコ (enko).
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Meanings
- n, vs encoding
Other Japanese words for “encoding”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 符号化 | ふごうか fugouka | encoding; coding |
| 符号づけ | ふごうづけ fugouzuke | encoding (act of encoding a signal) |
| コード化 | コードか koodoka | encoding; codification |
| エンコード | エンコード enkoodo | encoding |
| 暗号化 | あんごうか angouka | encryption; encoding; encipherment |
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.