Japanese symbol for “intermittent”
間欠
かんけつ
Romaji: kanketsu
intermittence; intermittent
In Japanese, intermittent is 間欠, read かんけつ (kanketsu).
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Meanings
- n intermittence; intermittent
Written forms: 間欠、間歇. Readings: かんけつ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “intermittent”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 断続的 | だんぞくてき danzokuteki | intermittent |
| 間欠的 | かんけつてき kanketsuteki | intermittent |
| 途切れ途切れ | とぎれとぎれ togiretogire | broken; interrupted; disconnected |
| 陣々 | じんじん jinjin | intermittent |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 時間 | じかん jikan | time |
| 人間 | にんげん ningen | human being; human; person |
| 期間 | きかん kikan | period; term; interval |
| 年間 | ねんかん nenkan | (period of) a year |
| 仲間 | なかま nakama | companion; fellow; friend |
| 間違い | まちがい machigai | mistake; error; blunder |
| 欠陥 | けっかん kekkan | defect; fault; flaw |
| 不可欠 | ふかけつ fukaketsu | indispensable; essential |
See also: Chinese symbol for “intermittent”.
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