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Japanese symbol for “nc”

Romaji: suuchiseigyo
numerical control; NC

In Japanese, nc is , read (suuchiseigyo).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n numerical control; NC

Kanji and stroke order

number, strength, fate
on: スウ、ス、サク、ソク
kun: かず、かぞ.える、しばしば、せ.める
13 strokes · JLPT 2
price, cost, value
on: チ
kun: ね、あたい
10 strokes · JLPT 2
system, law, rule
on: セイ
8 strokes · JLPT 2
honorable, manipulate, govern
on: ギョ、ゴ
kun: おん-、お-、み-
12 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “nc”

WordReadingMeaning
ネットワークコンピュータ nettowaakukonpyuutanetwork computer; NC

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
たすう tasuularge number (of); many
ふくすう fukusuuplural; multiple
すうじ suujinumeral; digit; numeric character
にんずう ninzuuthe number of people
かいすう kaisuunumber of times; frequency; count
すうがく suugakumathematics
かち kachivalue; worth; merit
ねだん nedanprice; cost
せいど seidosystem; institution; organization
せいぎょ seigyocontrol (of a machine, device, etc.)

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.