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Japanese symbol for “mnemonic”

Romaji: kiokuhou
mnemonic

In Japanese, mnemonic is , read (kiokuhou).

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Meanings

  1. n mnemonic

Kanji and stroke order

scribe, account, narrative
on: キ
kun: しる.す
10 strokes · JLPT 2
recollection, think, remember
on: オク
16 strokes · JLPT 1
method, law, rule
on: ホウ、ハッ、ホッ、フラン
kun: のり
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “mnemonic”

WordReadingMeaning
りゃくめい ryakumeimnemonic
ニーモニック niimonikkumnemonic

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
きじ kijiarticle; news story; report
きねん kinencommemoration; celebration; remembrance
きろく kirokurecord; document; minutes
きおく kiokumemory; recollection; remembrance
きしゃ kishareporter; journalist
にっき nikkidiary; journal
おくそく okusokuguess; speculation; supposition
ついおく tsuiokurecollection; reminiscence
ほうほう houhoumethod; way; manner

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.