Japanese symbol for “pinging”

探信

たんしん

Romaji: tanshin

transmission of a sonar pulse; pinging

In Japanese, pinging is 探信, read たんしん (tanshin).

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Meanings

n transmission of a sonar pulse; pinging

Kanji and stroke order

探

grope, search, look for

on: タン
kun: さぐ.る、さが.す

11 strokes · JLPT 2

信

faith, truth, fidelity

on: シン

9 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
探す	さがす sagasu	to search for; to look for; to hunt for
探検	たんけん tanken	exploration; expedition
探索	たんさく tansaku	search; lookup; hunt
探偵	たんてい tantei	detective; investigator; sleuth
探知	たんち tanchi	detection
探査	たんさ tansa	probe; inquiry; enquiry
通信	つうしん tsuushin	correspondence; communication; transmission
信頼	しんらい shinrai	trust (in); confidence; faith

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