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Japanese symbol for “mechanization”

Romaji: kikaika
mechanization; mechanisation

In Japanese, mechanization is , read (kikaika).

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Meanings

  1. n, vi, vs mechanization; mechanisation

Kanji and stroke order

loom, mechanism, machine
on: キ
kun: はた
16 strokes · JLPT 2
contraption, fetter, machine
on: カイ
kun: かせ
11 strokes · JLPT 2
change, take the form of, influence
on: カ、ケ
kun: ば.ける、ば.かす、ふ.ける、け.する
4 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “mechanization”

WordReadingMeaning
きか kikamechanization; mechanisation

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
きのう kinoufunction; facility; faculty
きかん kikanengine
きかい kikaichance; opportunity; occasion
きかい kikaimachine; mechanism
きき kikicrisis; critical situation; emergency
きこう kikoumechanism; machinery
きかいたいそう kikaitaisouapparatus gymnastics; artistic gymnastics
こうさくきかい kousakukikaimachine tool
ぶんか bunkaculture; civilization; civilisation

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.