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Japanese symbol for “projector”

Romaji: eishaki
projector (film, slide, etc.)

In Japanese, projector is , read (eishaki).

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 projector (film, slide, etc.)

Kanji and stroke order

reflect, reflection, projection
on: エイ
kun: うつ.る、うつ.す、は.える、-ば.え
9 strokes · JLPT 3
copy, be photographed, describe
on: シャ、ジャ
kun: うつ.す、うつ.る、うつ-、うつ.し
5 strokes · JLPT 3
loom, mechanism, machine
on: キ
kun: はた
16 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “projector”

WordReadingMeaning
プロジェクター purojekutaaprojector
とうえいき toueikiprojector

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
えいが eigamovie; film; motion picture
えいぞう eizouimage (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV)
じょうえい joueiscreening (a movie); showing
はんえい han'eireflection (of light)
ほうえい houeitelevising; broadcasting; airing
うつる utsuruto be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo)
しゃしん shashinphotograph; photo; picture
びょうしゃ byoushadepiction; description; portrayal
きのう kinoufunction; facility; faculty

See also: Chinese symbol for “projector”.

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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