Japanese symbol for “processing”
処理
しょり
Romaji: shori
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition
In Japanese, processing is 処理, read しょり (shori).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “processing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 加工 | かこう kakou | manufacturing; processing; treatment |
| 炮製 | ほうせい housei | processing (in Chinese herbal medicine) |
| プロセッシング | プロセッシング purosesshingu | processing |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 処分 | しょぶん shobun | disposal; throwing away; selling off |
| 対処 | たいしょ taisho | dealing with; coping with |
| 処置 | しょち shochi | measure; step; dealing with |
| 処刑 | しょけい shokei | execution |
| 処女 | しょじょ shojo | virgin (usu. female); maiden |
| 理由 | りゆう riyuu | reason; grounds; pretext |
| 理解 | りかい rikai | understanding; comprehension; appreciation |
| 無理 | むり muri | unreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable |
See also: Chinese symbol for “processing”.
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.