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Japanese symbol for “orthogonal”

Romaji: chokkou
orthogonal

In Japanese, orthogonal is , read (chokkou).

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. adj-no, n, vi orthogonal

Kanji and stroke order

straightaway, honesty, frankness
on: チョク、ジキ、ジカ
kun: ただ.ちに、なお.す、-なお.す、なお.る
8 strokes · JLPT 2
mingle, mixing, association
on: コウ
kun: まじ.わる、まじ.える、ま.じる、まじ.る
6 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “orthogonal”

WordReadingMeaning
ちょっこうせい chokkouseiorthogonal; quadrature component

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ちょくせつ chokusetsudirect; immediate; personal
しょうじき shoujikihonest; frank; candid
ちょくご chokugoimmediately following
ちょくぜん chokuzenjust before; just prior to
すなお sunaoobedient; meek; docile
ただちに tadachiniat once; immediately; right away
こうかん koukanexchange; interchange; switching
こうつう koutsuutraffic; transportation

See also: Chinese symbol for “orthogonal”.

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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