Japanese symbol for “magnetism”
磁気
じき
Romaji: jiki
magnetism
In Japanese, magnetism is 磁気, read じき (jiki).
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Meanings
- n magnetism
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “magnetism”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 磁力 | じりょく jiryoku | magnetism; magnetic force |
| 磁性 | じせい jisei | magnetism |
| 引力 | いんりょく inryoku | attractiveness; magnetism |
| 磁気力 | じきりょく jikiryoku | magnetic force; magnetism |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 磁石 | じしゃく jishaku | magnet |
| 磁器 | じき jiki | porcelain; china; chinaware |
| 電磁 | でんじ denji | electromagnetic |
| 電磁波 | でんじは denjiha | electromagnetic wave |
| 磁場 | じば jiba | magnetic field |
| 気持ち | きもち kimochi | feeling; sensation; mood |
| 人気 | にんき ninki | popularity; public favor |
| 気分 | きぶん kibun | feeling; mood |
See also: Chinese symbol for “magnetism”.
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.