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Japanese symbol for “replication”

Romaji: tsuishi
replication (of an experiment); verification (of experimental results); reproduction; corroboration

In Japanese, replication is , read (tsuishi).

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Meanings

  1. n, vs, vt replication (of an experiment); verification (of experimental results); reproduction; corroboration
  2. n supplementary examination; makeup exam

Kanji and stroke order

chase, drive away, follow
on: ツイ
kun: お.う
9 strokes · JLPT 2
test, try, attempt
on: シ
kun: こころ.みる、ため.す
13 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “replication”

WordReadingMeaning
はんぷく hanpukureplication
レプリケーション repurikeeshonreplication
リプリケーション ripurikeeshonreplication

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ついか tsuikaaddition; supplement; appending
ついほう tsuihouexile; banishment; eviction
おう outo chase; to run after; to pursue
ついきゅう tsuikyuuinvestigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing
ついせき tsuisekichase; pursuit; tracking
ついきゅう tsuikyuupursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase
しあい shiaimatch; game; bout
しけん shikenexamination; exam; test

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.