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Japanese symbol for “ist”

Romaji: onkyougijutsusenmongakkou
Institute of Sound Technics; IST

In Japanese, ist is , read (onkyougijutsusenmongakkou).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n Institute of Sound Technics; IST

Kanji and stroke order

sound, noise
on: オン、イン、-ノン
kun: おと、ね
9 strokes · JLPT 3
echo, sound, resound
on: キョウ
kun: ひび.く
20 strokes · JLPT 1
skill, art, craft
on: ギ
kun: わざ
7 strokes · JLPT 2
art, technique, skill
on: ジュツ
kun: すべ
11 strokes · JLPT 2
specialty, exclusive, mainly
on: セン
kun: もっぱ.ら
9 strokes · JLPT 2
gate, counter for cannons
on: モン
kun: かど、と
8 strokes · JLPT 3
study, learning, science
on: ガク
kun: まな.ぶ
8 strokes · JLPT 4
exam, school, printing
on: コウ、キョウ
10 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
おんがく ongakumusic
おんせい onseivoice; speech
ろくおん rokuon(audio) recording
ほんね honnereal intention; motive; true opinion
そうおん souonnoise; din
はつおん hatsuonpronunciation
えいきょう eikyouinfluence; effect; impact
はんきょう hankyouecho; reverberation
ぎじゅつ gijutsutechnology; engineering
しゅじゅつ shujutsusurgery; operation; procedure
せんもん senmonspeciality; specialty; special subject of study
ぶもん bumondivision (of a larger group); branch; field
がっこう gakkouschool
こうこう koukousenior high school; high school

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.

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