Japanese symbol for “gramophone”
蓄音機
ちくおんき
Romaji: chikuonki
gramophone; phonograph
In Japanese, gramophone is 蓄音機, read ちくおんき (chikuonki).
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 gramophone; phonograph
Written forms: 蓄音機、蓄音器. Readings: ちくおんき.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “gramophone”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| グラモフォン | グラモフォン guramofon | Gramophone (UK music magazine) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蓄積 | ちくせき chikuseki | accumulation; accumulate; store |
| 貯蓄 | ちょちく chochiku | savings |
| 備蓄 | びちく bichiku | stocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves |
| 蓄え | たくわえ takuwae | store; reserve; stock |
| 蓄電池 | ちくでんち chikudenchi | storage battery |
| 蓄える | たくわえる takuwaeru | to store; to save up; to stock up on |
| 音楽 | おんがく ongaku | music |
| 音声 | おんせい onsei | voice; speech |
| 機能 | きのう kinou | function; facility; faculty |
See also: Chinese symbol for “gramophone”.
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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