Japanese symbol for “encyclical”
同文通達
どうぶんつうたつ
Romaji: doubuntsuutatsu
(Papal) encyclical
In Japanese, encyclical is 同文通達, read どうぶんつうたつ (doubuntsuutatsu).
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Meanings
- n (Papal) encyclical
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “encyclical”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 回勅 | かいちょく kaichoku | encyclical |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 同様 | どうよう douyou | same; similar; (just) like |
| 同士 | どうし doushi | fellow; mutual; companion |
| 共同 | きょうどう kyoudou | cooperation; collaboration; association |
| 同じ | おなじ onaji | same; identical; equal |
| 同時 | どうじ douji | same time |
| 同意 | どうい doui | agreement; consent; approval |
| 文化 | ぶんか bunka | culture; civilization; civilisation |
| 文字 | もじ moji | letter (of an alphabet); character |
| 普通 | ふつう futsuu | normal; ordinary; regular |
| 友達 | ともだち tomodachi | friend; companion |
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.