Japanese symbol for “fluctuation”
変動
へんどう
Romaji: hendou
change; fluctuation
In Japanese, fluctuation is 変動, read へんどう (hendou).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vi, vs change; fluctuation
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “fluctuation”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 増減 | ぞうげん zougen | increase and decrease; fluctuation |
| 動き | うごき ugoki | trend; development; change |
| 出入り | でいり deiri | increase and decrease; surplus and deficit; fluctuation |
| 高下 | こうげ kouge | rise and fall (e.g. prices); fluctuation |
| 上げ下げ | あげさげ agesage | fluctuation (of prices, interest rates, etc.) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大変 | たいへん taihen | very; greatly; terribly |
| 変更 | へんこう henkou | change; modification; alteration |
| 変化 | へんか henka | change; variation; alteration |
| 変わる | かわる kawaru | to change; to be transformed; to be altered |
| 変身 | へんしん henshin | metamorphosis; disguise; transformation |
| 活動 | かつどう katsudou | activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation |
| 行動 | こうどう koudou | action; conduct; behaviour |
| 運動 | うんどう undou | exercise; physical training; workout |
See also: Chinese symbol for “fluctuation”.
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