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Japanese symbol for “pm”

Romaji: isouhenchou
PM; phase modulation

In Japanese, pm is , read (isouhenchou).

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 PM; phase modulation

Kanji and stroke order

rank, grade, throne
on: イ
kun: くらい、ぐらい
7 strokes · JLPT 2
inter-, mutual, together
on: ソウ、ショウ
kun: あい-
9 strokes · JLPT 2
unusual, change, strange
on: ヘン
kun: か.わる、か.わり、か.える
9 strokes · JLPT 2
tune, tone, meter
on: チョウ
kun: しら.べる、しら.べ、ととの.う、ととの.える
15 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “pm”

WordReadingMeaning
いそうへんちょうほうしき isouhenchouhoushikiPM; Phase Modulation
パルスへんちょう parusuhenchoupulse modulation; PM
ピー・エム pii・emuprivate message; PM
プロトコルきかい purotokorukikaiProtocol Machine; PM
プレゼンテーションマネージャ purezenteeshonmaneejapresentation manager; PM

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
いち ichiplace; position; location
たんい tan'iunit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination
ちい chii(social) position; status; standing
じゅんい jun'iorder; rank; position (e.g. in a race)
じょうい jouisuperior (in rank); top; ranking
しゅい shuifirst place; head position; leading position
あいて aitecompanion; partner; company
そうだん soudanconsultation; discussion; discussing
たいへん taihenvery; greatly; terribly
ちょうさ chousainvestigation; examination; inquiry

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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