Japanese symbol for “isi”

符号間干渉

ふごうかんかんしょう

Romaji: fugoukankanshou

ISI; intersymbol interference

In Japanese, isi is 符号間干渉, read ふごうかんかんしょう (fugoukankanshou).

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Meanings

n ISI; intersymbol interference (comp)

Kanji and stroke order

符

token, sign, mark

on: フ

11 strokes · JLPT 2

号

nickname, number, item

on: ゴウ
kun: さけ.ぶ、よびな

5 strokes · JLPT 2

間

interval, space

on: カン、ケン
kun: あいだ、ま、あい

12 strokes · JLPT 4

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

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
切符	きっぷ kippu	ticket
終止符	しゅうしふ shuushifu	full stop; period
符号	ふごう fugou	sign; mark; symbol
音符	おんぷ onpu	musical note; note symbol
符合	ふごう fugou	agreement; coincidence; correspondence
疑問符	ぎもんふ gimonfu	question mark
番号	ばんごう bangou	number; series of digits
信号	しんごう shingou	signal; signalling; signaling
時間	じかん jikan	time
若干	じゃっかん jakkan	some; few; a number of
交渉	こうしょう koushou	negotiations; bargaining; discussions

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