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Japanese symbol for “functional”

Romaji: hankansuu
functional

In Japanese, functional is , read (hankansuu).

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 functional (math)

Kanji and stroke order

pan-
on: ハン、ブ、フウ、ホウ
kun: ただよ.う、ひろ.い
6 strokes
connection, barrier, gateway
on: カン
kun: せき、-ぜき、かか.わる、からくり
14 strokes · JLPT 2
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 “functional”

WordReadingMeaning
きのうてき kinoutekifunctional
ファンクショナル fankushonarufunctional

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
はんよう han'yougeneric; general purpose; all-purpose
はんあい han'aiphilanthropy
はんしんろん hanshinronpantheism
はんようき han'youkigeneral-purpose machine
はんろん hanrongeneral remarks; outline
かんけい kankeirelation; relationship; connection
かんれん kanrenrelation; connection; relevance
きかん kikanengine
たすう tasuularge number (of); many

See also: Chinese symbol for “functional”.

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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