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Japanese symbol for “nit”

Romaji: nito
nit (unit of surface brightness equal to 1 candela per square meter)

In Japanese, nit is (nito).

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 nit (unit of surface brightness equal to 1 candela per square meter) (physics)

Other Japanese words for “nit”

WordReadingMeaning
にほんこうぎょうだいがく nihonkougyoudaigakuNihon Institute of Technology; NIT
ふのしょとくぜい funoshotokuzeinegative income tax; NIT
めいこうだい meikoudaiNagoya Institute of Technology (abbr); NIT

See also: Chinese symbol for “nit”.

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.