Japanese symbol for “inertia”
慣性
かんせい
Romaji: kansei
inertia
In Japanese, inertia is 慣性, read かんせい (kansei).
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Meanings
- n inertia (physics)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “inertia”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 惰性 | だせい dasei | inertia |
| 余勢 | よせい yosei | surplus power; momentum; impetus |
| 弾み | はずみ hazumi | momentum; impetus; impulse |
| 惰力 | だりょく daryoku | inertia; momentum |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 習慣 | しゅうかん shuukan | habit |
| 慣れ | なれ nare | practice; experience; habituation |
| 慣習 | かんしゅう kanshuu | custom; convention; common practice |
| 慣れる | なれる nareru | to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become familiar with |
| 不慣れ | ふなれ funare | inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed |
| 慣例 | かんれい kanrei | custom; practice; convention |
| 女性 | じょせい josei | woman; female |
| 男性 | だんせい dansei | man; male |
See also: Chinese symbol for “inertia”.
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