Japanese symbol for “ergonomics”
人間工学
にんげんこうがく
Romaji: ningenkougaku
ergonomics; human factors; human engineering
In Japanese, ergonomics is 人間工学, read にんげんこうがく (ningenkougaku).
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Meanings
- n ergonomics; human factors; human engineering
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “ergonomics”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| エルゴノミクス | エルゴノミクス erugonomikusu | ergonomics |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 人間 | にんげん ningen | human being; human; person |
| 個人 | こじん kojin | individual; private person; personal |
| 人気 | にんき ninki | popularity; public favor |
| 人生 | じんせい jinsei | (one's) life |
| 人々 | ひとびと hitobito | people; men and women |
| 大人 | おとな otona | adult; grown-up |
| 時間 | じかん jikan | time |
| 期間 | きかん kikan | period; term; interval |
| 工場 | こうじょう koujou | factory; plant; mill |
| 学校 | がっこう gakkou | school |
See also: Chinese symbol for “ergonomics”.
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.