Japanese symbol for “mh”

メッセージ通信処理

メッセージつうしんしょり

Romaji: messeejitsuushinshori

Message Handling; MH

In Japanese, mh is メッセージ通信処理, read メッセージつうしんしょり (messeejitsuushinshori).

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Meanings

n Message Handling; MH (comp)

Kanji and stroke order

通

traffic, pass through, avenue

on: ツウ、ツ
kun: とお.る、とお.り、-とお.り、-どお.り

10 strokes · JLPT 3

信

faith, truth, fidelity

on: シン

9 strokes · JLPT 2

処

dispose, manage, deal with

on: ショ
kun: ところ、-こ、お.る

5 strokes · JLPT 2

理

logic, arrangement, reason

on: リ
kun: ことわり

11 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “mh”

Word	Reading	Meaning
ミディアムヒル	ミディアムヒル midiamuhiru	medium hill (in ski jumping); MH

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
普通	ふつう futsuu	normal; ordinary; regular
通り	どおり doori	in accordance with; following
通常	つうじょう tsuujou	usual; ordinary; normal
通信	つうしん tsuushin	correspondence; communication; transmission
交通	こうつう koutsuu	traffic; transportation
共通	きょうつう kyoutsuu	common; shared; mutual
信頼	しんらい shinrai	trust (in); confidence; faith
自信	じしん jishin	self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
処理	しょり shori	processing; dealing with; treatment
理由	りゆう riyuu	reason; grounds; pretext

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.