Japanese symbol for “radio”
無線
むせん
Romaji: musen
radio (communication)
In Japanese, radio is 無線, read むせん (musen).
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
- n radio (communication)
- adj-no, n wireless; not using wires
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “radio”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ラジオ | ラジオ rajio | radio |
| 無電 | むでん muden | wireless; radio |
| 無線機 | むせんき musenki | (wireless) transceiver; radio; walkie-talkie |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 無料 | むりょう muryou | free (of charge); gratuitous |
| 無理 | むり muri | unreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable |
| 無事 | ぶじ buji | safety; security; peace |
| 無駄 | むだ muda | futility; waste; uselessness |
| 無理やり | むりやり muriyari | forcibly; by force; against one's will |
| 新幹線 | しんかんせん shinkansen | Shinkansen; bullet train |
| 路線 | ろせん rosen | route (bus, train, air, etc.); line |
| 線路 | せんろ senro | railway track; railway line; railroad |
See also: Chinese symbol for “radio”.
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.