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Japanese symbol for “phonograph”

Romaji: chikuonki
gramophone; phonograph

In Japanese, phonograph is , read (chikuonki).

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 gramophone; phonograph

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

amass, raise, hoard
on: チク
kun: たくわ.える
13 strokes · JLPT 1
sound, noise
on: オン、イン、-ノン
kun: おと、ね
9 strokes · JLPT 3
loom, mechanism, machine
on: キ
kun: はた
16 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “phonograph”

WordReadingMeaning
フォノグラフ fonogurafuphonograph

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ちくせき chikusekiaccumulation; accumulate; store
ちょちく chochikusavings
びちく bichikustocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves
たくわえ takuwaestore; reserve; stock
ちくでんち chikudenchistorage battery
たくわえる takuwaeruto store; to save up; to stock up on
おんがく ongakumusic
おんせい onseivoice; speech
きのう kinoufunction; facility; faculty

See also: Chinese symbol for “phonograph”.

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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