Japanese symbol for “heuristic”
発見的
はっけんてき
Romaji: hakkenteki
heuristic
In Japanese, heuristic is 発見的, read はっけんてき (hakkenteki).
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Meanings
- adj-na heuristic (comp)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “heuristic”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ヒューリスティック | ヒューリスティック hyuurisutikku | heuristic |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 発売 | はつばい hatsubai | sale; offering for sale; putting on sale |
| 発表 | はっぴょう happyou | announcement; publication; presenting |
| 開発 | かいはつ kaihatsu | development; cultivation; application |
| 発生 | はっせい hassei | occurrence; incidence; outbreak |
| 発見 | はっけん hakken | discovery; detection; finding |
| 発言 | はつげん hatsugen | statement; remark; observation |
| 見る | みる miru | to see; to look; to watch |
| 意見 | いけん iken | opinion; view; comment |
| 目的 | もくてき mokuteki | purpose; goal; aim |
See also: Chinese symbol for “heuristic”.
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.