Japanese symbol for “reciting”
復唱
ふくしょう
Romaji: fukushou
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
In Japanese, reciting is 復唱, read ふくしょう (fukushou).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
Written forms: 復唱、復誦. Readings: ふくしょう.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “reciting”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 諷誦 | ふうじゅ fuuju | reciting |
| 詠唱 | えいしょう eishou | singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 回復 | かいふく kaifuku | restoration; recovery; rehabilitation |
| 復活 | ふっかつ fukkatsu | revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return |
| 復帰 | ふっき fukki | return; reversion; comeback |
| 往復 | おうふく oufuku | making a round trip; going and returning; coming and going |
| 復興 | ふっこう fukkou | revival; reconstruction; restoration |
| 復讐 | ふくしゅう fukushuu | revenge |
| 合唱 | がっしょう gasshou | singing together; singing in union; chorus |
| 提唱 | ていしょう teishou | advocacy; proposal |
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.