Japanese symbol for “interferometer”

干渉計

かんしょうけい

Romaji: kanshoukei

interferometer

In Japanese, interferometer is 干渉計, read かんしょうけい (kanshoukei).

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Meanings

n interferometer

Kanji and stroke order

干

dry, parch, ebb

on: カン
kun: ほ.す、ほ.し-、-ぼ.し、ひ.る

3 strokes · JLPT 2

渉

ford, go cross, transit

on: ショウ
kun: わた.る

11 strokes · JLPT 1

計

plot, plan, scheme

on: ケイ
kun: はか.る、はか.らう

9 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
若干	じゃっかん jakkan	some; few; a number of
干渉	かんしょう kanshou	interference; intervention; meddling
梅干し	うめぼし umeboshi	umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
干す	ほす hosu	to air; to dry; to desiccate
干潟	ひがた higata	tidal flat; tideland
物干し	ものほし monohoshi	frame for drying clothes; clotheshorse
交渉	こうしょう koushou	negotiations; bargaining; discussions
渉外	しょうがい shougai	public relations; client liaison; client relations
計画	けいかく keikaku	plan; project; schedule

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.