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Japanese symbol for “receiver”

Romaji: juwaki
(telephone) receiver

In Japanese, receiver is , read (juwaki).

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 (telephone) receiver

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

accept, undergo, answer (phone)
on: ジュ
kun: う.ける、-う.け、う.かる
8 strokes · JLPT 2
tale, talk
on: ワ
kun: はな.す、はなし
13 strokes · JLPT 4
utensil, vessel, receptacle
on: キ
kun: うつわ
15 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “receiver”

WordReadingMeaning
セット setto(television or radio) receiver
レシーバー reshiibaareceiver
うけて ukete(referring to a person) receiver; receiving side; viewer
じゅしんき jushinki(television, radio, etc.) receiver
もらいて moraitereceiver; recipient

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
じゅけん jukentaking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
うけ ukepopularity; favour; favor
うける ukeruto receive; to get
うけつけ uketsukereception (desk); information desk; receptionist
じゅしん jushinreceiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
うけいれ ukeirereceiving; acceptance; reception
でんわ denwatelephone call; phone call
わだい wadaitopic; subject
ぶき bukiweapon; 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.

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