Japanese symbol for “hats”

高度通信システム相互接続

こうどつうしんシステムそうごせつぞく

Romaji: koudotsuushinshisutemusougosetsuzoku

HATS; Harmonization of Advanced Telecommunication Systems

In Japanese, hats is 高度通信システム相互接続, read こうどつうしんシステムそうごせつぞく (koudotsuushinshisutemusougosetsuzoku).

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Meanings

n HATS; Harmonization of Advanced Telecommunication Systems (comp)

Kanji and stroke order

高

tall, high, expensive

on: コウ
kun: たか.い、たか、-だか、たか.まる

10 strokes · JLPT 4

度

degrees, occurrence, time

on: ド、ト、タク
kun: たび、-た.い

9 strokes · JLPT 3

通

traffic, pass through, avenue

on: ツウ、ツ
kun: とお.る、とお.り、-とお.り、-どお.り

10 strokes · JLPT 3

信

faith, truth, fidelity

on: シン

9 strokes · JLPT 2

相

inter-, mutual, together

on: ソウ、ショウ
kun: あい-

9 strokes · JLPT 2

互

mutually, reciprocally, together

on: ゴ
kun: たが.い、かたみ.に

4 strokes · JLPT 2

接

touch, contact, adjoin

on: セツ、ショウ
kun: つ.ぐ

11 strokes · JLPT 2

続

continue, series, sequel

on: ゾク、ショク、コウ、キョウ
kun: つづ.く、つづ.ける、つぐ.ない

13 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
最高	さいこう saikou	best; supreme; wonderful
高い	たかい takai	high; tall
高校	こうこう koukou	senior high school; high school
高校生	こうこうせい koukousei	senior high school student
高速	こうそく kousoku	high-speed; rapid; express
高齢	こうれい kourei	advanced age; old age
程度	ていど teido	degree; amount; grade
今度	こんど kondo	this time; now
普通	ふつう futsuu	normal; ordinary; regular
通信	つうしん tsuushin	correspondence; communication; transmission
相手	あいて aite	companion; partner; company
相互	そうご sougo	mutual; reciprocal
直接	ちょくせつ chokusetsu	direct; immediate; personal
連続	れんぞく renzoku	continuation; succession; series

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.