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Japanese symbol for “periodicity”

Romaji: shuukisei
periodicity

In Japanese, periodicity is , read (shuukisei).

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Meanings

  1. n periodicity
  2. adj-no periodic; cyclic

Kanji and stroke order

circumference, circuit, lap
on: シュウ
kun: まわ.り
8 strokes · JLPT 2
period, time, date
on: キ、ゴ
12 strokes · JLPT 2
sex, gender, nature
on: セイ、ショウ
kun: さが
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
まわり mawaricircumference; girth
しゅうへん shuuhencircumference; outskirts; environs
しゅうい shuuisurroundings; environs
いっしゅう isshuuone round; one circuit; one revolution
しゅうき shuukicycle; period
しゅうはすう shuuhasuufrequency (esp. of waveforms)
きかん kikanperiod; term; interval
きたい kitaiexpectation; anticipation; hope
じょせい joseiwoman; female

See also: Chinese symbol for “periodicity”.

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.