Japanese symbol for “receiver”
受話器
じゅわき
Romaji: juwaki
(telephone) receiver
In Japanese, receiver is 受話器, read じゅわき (juwaki).
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Meanings
- n (telephone) receiver
Written forms: 受話器、受話機. Readings: じゅわき.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “receiver”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| セット | セット setto | (television or radio) receiver |
| レシーバー | レシーバー reshiibaa | receiver |
| 受け手 | うけて ukete | (referring to a person) receiver; receiving side; viewer |
| 受信機 | じゅしんき jushinki | (television, radio, etc.) receiver |
| 貰い手 | もらいて moraite | receiver; recipient |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 受験 | じゅけん juken | taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university) |
| 受け | うけ uke | popularity; favour; favor |
| 受ける | うける ukeru | to receive; to get |
| 受付 | うけつけ uketsuke | reception (desk); information desk; receptionist |
| 受信 | じゅしん jushin | receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.) |
| 受け入れ | うけいれ ukeire | receiving; acceptance; reception |
| 電話 | でんわ denwa | telephone call; phone call |
| 話題 | わだい wadai | topic; subject |
| 武器 | ぶき buki | weapon; arms; ordnance |
See also: Chinese symbol for “receiver”.
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.