Japanese symbol for “macron”
マクロン
マクロン
Romaji: makuron
macron (diacritical mark)
In Japanese, macron is マクロン (makuron).
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Meanings
- n macron (diacritical mark)
Other Japanese words for “macron”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 長音符 | ちょうおんぷ chouonpu | long-vowel mark; macron |
| 長音符号 | ちょうおんふごう chouonfugou | long-vowel mark; macron |
| 長音記号 | ちょうおんきごう chouonkigou | long-vowel mark; macron |
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.