Japanese symbol for “prism”
プリズム
プリズム
Romaji: purizumu
prism
In Japanese, prism is プリズム (purizumu).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n prism
Other Japanese words for “prism”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 角柱 | かくちゅう kakuchuu | prism |
| 柱 | ちゅう chuu | cylinder; prism |
| 三稜鏡 | さんりょうきょう sanryoukyou | prism |
| ＰＲＩＳＭ | プリズム purizumu | PRISM; mass electronic surveillance program operated by the United States National Security Agency |
| 角壔 | かくとう kakutou | prism |
See also: Chinese symbol for “prism”.
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.