Japanese symbol for “extensible”
拡張可能
かくちょうかのう
Romaji: kakuchoukanou
extensible
In Japanese, extensible is 拡張可能, read かくちょうかのう (kakuchoukanou).
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Meanings
- adj-na, n extensible
Kanji and stroke order
counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread
on: チョウ
kun: は.る、-は.り、-ば.り
kun: は.る、-は.り、-ば.り
11 strokes · JLPT 2
Other Japanese words for “extensible”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 伸縮自在 | しんしゅくじざい shinshukujizai | elastic; flexible; telescoping |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 拡大 | かくだい kakudai | expansion; extension |
| 拡張 | かくちょう kakuchou | expansion; extension; enlargement |
| 拡散 | かくさん kakusan | spreading; disseminating; scattering |
| 拡充 | かくじゅう kakujuu | expansion |
| 軍拡 | ぐんかく gunkaku | military expansion; arms buildup |
| 拡声 | かくせい kakusei | voice amplification |
| 主張 | しゅちょう shuchou | claim; insistence; assertion |
| 緊張 | きんちょう kinchou | tension; strain; nervousness |
| 可能 | かのう kanou | possible; potential; practicable |
| 機能 | きのう kinou | function; facility; faculty |
See also: Chinese symbol for “extensible”.
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