Japanese symbol for “mta”

メッセージ転送機能体

メッセージてんそうきのうたい

Romaji: messeejitensoukinoutai

Message Transfer Agent; MTA

In Japanese, mta is メッセージ転送機能体, read メッセージてんそうきのうたい (messeejitensoukinoutai).

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Meanings

n Message Transfer Agent; MTA (comp)

Kanji and stroke order

転

revolve, turn around, change

on: テン
kun: ころ.がる、ころ.げる、ころ.がす、ころ.ぶ

11 strokes · JLPT 3

送

escort, send

on: ソウ
kun: おく.る

9 strokes · JLPT 3

機

loom, mechanism, machine

on: キ
kun: はた

16 strokes · JLPT 2

能

ability, talent, skill

on: ノウ
kun: よ.く、あた.う

10 strokes · JLPT 2

体

body, substance, object

on: タイ、テイ
kun: からだ、かたち

7 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
運転	うんてん unten	operation (of a machine); running; working
自転車	じてんしゃ jitensha	bicycle; bike
回転	かいてん kaiten	rotation; revolution; turn
移転	いてん iten	moving; relocation; change of address
逆転	ぎゃくてん gyakuten	reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout
転換	てんかん tenkan	conversion; diversion; changeover
放送	ほうそう housou	broadcasting; broadcast; program
送る	おくる okuru	to send; to dispatch; to forward
機能	きのう kinou	function; facility; faculty
可能	かのう kanou	possible; potential; practicable
全体	ぜんたい zentai	whole; entirety

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.