Japanese symbol for “fsm”

有限状態機械

ゆうげんじょうたいきかい

Romaji: yuugenjoutaikikai

finite-state machine; FSM

In Japanese, fsm is 有限状態機械, read ゆうげんじょうたいきかい (yuugenjoutaikikai).

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Meanings

n finite-state machine; FSM (comp)

Kanji and stroke order

有

possess, have, exist

on: ユウ、ウ
kun: あ.る

6 strokes · JLPT 3

限

limit, restrict, to best of ability

on: ゲン
kun: かぎ.る、かぎ.り、-かぎ.り

9 strokes · JLPT 2

状

status quo, conditions, circumstances

on: ジョウ

7 strokes · JLPT 2

態

attitude, condition, figure

on: タイ
kun: わざ.と

14 strokes · JLPT 1

機

loom, mechanism, machine

on: キ
kun: はた

16 strokes · JLPT 2

械

contraption, fetter, machine

on: カイ
kun: かせ

11 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
有る	ある aru	to be; to exist; to live
有名	ゆうめい yuumei	famous; well-known
所有	しょゆう shoyuu	possession; ownership
有効	ゆうこう yuukou	valid; effective
有料	ゆうりょう yuuryou	fee-charging; paid; not free
有利	ゆうり yuuri	advantageous; favourable; better
限定	げんてい gentei	limit; restriction
制限	せいげん seigen	restriction; restraint; limitation
状態	じょうたい joutai	state; condition; situation
事態	じたい jitai	situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
機能	きのう kinou	function; facility; faculty
機械	きかい kikai	machine; mechanism

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.