Japanese symbol for “interpretation”
解釈
かいしゃく
Romaji: kaishaku
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
In Japanese, interpretation is 解釈, read かいしゃく (kaishaku).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “interpretation”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 通訳 | つうやく tsuuyaku | interpretation (i.e. oral translation) |
| 読み | よみ yomi | reading (e.g. of a situation); insight; judgment |
| 読み方 | よみかた yomikata | interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading |
| アレンジ | アレンジ arenji | arrangement (of music); adaptation (of a story, recipe, etc.); interpretation |
| 訓詁 | くんこ kunko | interpretation; exegesis |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 理解 | りかい rikai | understanding; comprehension; appreciation |
| 解決 | かいけつ kaiketsu | settlement; solution; resolution |
| 解説 | かいせつ kaisetsu | explanation; commentary; exposition |
| 解散 | かいさん kaisan | breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd) |
| 解放 | かいほう kaihou | release; unleashing; liberation |
| 解除 | かいじょ kaijo | termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding |
| 釈放 | しゃくほう shakuhou | release; liberation; acquittal |
| 釈迦 | しゃか shaka | Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha |
See also: Chinese symbol for “interpretation”.
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.