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Japanese symbol for “nms”

Romaji: hishushidousa
non-manual signals; NMS

In Japanese, nms is , read (hishushidousa).

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 non-manual signals; NMS

Kanji and stroke order

un-, mistake, negative
on: ヒ
kun: あら.ず
8 strokes · JLPT 2
hand
on: シュ、ズ
kun: て、て-、-て、た-
4 strokes · JLPT 4
finger, point to, indicate
on: シ
kun: ゆび、さ.す、-さ.し
9 strokes · JLPT 2
move, motion, change
on: ドウ
kun: うご.く、うご.かす
11 strokes · JLPT 3
make, production, prepare
on: サク、サ
kun: つく.る、つく.り、-づく.り
7 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “nms”

WordReadingMeaning
しんけいちょうせつせいしっしん shinkeichousetsuseishisshinneurally mediated syncope; cerebral anemia-induced syncope; NMS

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ひじょう hijouemergency
ぜひ zehicertainly; without fail
ひなん hinancriticism; blame; censure
ひこうしき hikoushikiinformal; unofficial
ひこうかい hikoukaiprivate; non-public; secret
ひこう hikoudelinquency; misconduct
あいて aitecompanion; partner; company
せんしゅ senshuplayer (of a sport); athlete; team member
してい shiteidesignation; specification; assignment
かつどう katsudouactivity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation
つくる tsukuruto make; to produce; to manufacture

See also: Chinese symbol for “nms”.

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.

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