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Japanese symbol for “frequency”

Romaji: kaisuu
number of times; frequency; count

In Japanese, frequency is , read (kaisuu).

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

  1. n number of times; frequency; count

Kanji and stroke order

-times, round, game
on: カイ、エ
kun: まわ.る、-まわ.る、-まわ.り、まわ.す
6 strokes · JLPT 3
number, strength, fate
on: スウ、ス、サク、ソク
kun: かず、かぞ.える、しばしば、せ.める
13 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “frequency”

WordReadingMeaning
ひんど hindofrequency (of occurrence)
しゅうはすう shuuhasuufrequency (esp. of waveforms)
どすう dosuufrequency; number of times; incidence
はん hancomplexity; frequency; trouble
しゅうは shuuhacycle; wave; frequency

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
こんかい konkaithis time; now
かいふく kaifukurestoration; recovery; rehabilitation
ぜんかい zenkaiprevious time; last time; previous installment
かいとう kaitoureply; answer
かいしゅう kaishuucollection; recovery; withdrawal
かいてん kaitenrotation; revolution; turn
たすう tasuularge number (of); many
ふくすう fukusuuplural; multiple

See also: Chinese symbol for “frequency”.

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.

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