Japanese symbol for “incinerator”

焼却炉

しょうきゃくろ

Romaji: shoukyakuro

incinerator

In Japanese, incinerator is 焼却炉, read しょうきゃくろ (shoukyakuro).

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Meanings

n incinerator

Kanji and stroke order

焼

bake, burning

on: ショウ
kun: や.く、や.き、や.き-、-や.き

12 strokes · JLPT 2

却

instead, on the contrary, rather

on: キャク
kun: かえ.って、しりぞ.く、しりぞ.ける

7 strokes · JLPT 1

炉

hearth, furnace, kiln

on: ロ
kun: いろり

8 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “incinerator”

Word	Reading	Meaning
インシネレタ	インシネレタ inshinereta	incinerator

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
燃焼	ねんしょう nenshou	burning; combustion
焼肉	やきにく yakiniku	yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue
日焼け	ひやけ hiyake	sunburn; suntan; tan
焼酎	しょうちゅう shouchuu	shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
焼き鳥	やきとり yakitori	yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer
焼きそば	やきそば yakisoba	yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
売却	ばいきゃく baikyaku	selling off; disposal by sale; sale
却下	きゃっか kyakka	rejection; dismissal
暖炉	だんろ danro	fireplace; hearth; stove

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