Japanese symbol for “portability”
移行性
いこうせい
Romaji: ikousei
portability; upgradability; upwards compatibility
In Japanese, portability is 移行性, read いこうせい (ikousei).
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Meanings
- adj-na, n portability; upgradability; upwards compatibility
- adj-na, n transitional
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “portability”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 移植性 | いしょくせい ishokusei | portability |
| 可搬性 | かはんせい kahansei | portability |
| 移植可能性 | いしょくかのうせい ishokukanousei | (code) portability |
| 携帯性 | けいたいせい keitaisei | portability |
| ポータビリティ | ポータビリティ pootabiriti | portability |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 移動 | いどう idou | movement; transfer; migration |
| 移植 | いしょく ishoku | transplanting (a plant); transplant; grafting |
| 移転 | いてん iten | moving; relocation; change of address |
| 移民 | いみん imin | immigration; emigration |
| 移住 | いじゅう ijuu | migration; move; emigration |
| 移行 | いこう ikou | transition; changeover; switchover |
| 行動 | こうどう koudou | action; conduct; behaviour |
| 行う | おこなう okonau | to perform; to do; to conduct oneself |
| 女性 | じょせい josei | woman; female |
See also: Chinese symbol for “portability”.
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.