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Japanese symbol for “reprogramming”

Romaji: shokika
initialization (of a variable); initialisation

In Japanese, reprogramming is , read (shokika).

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, vs, vt initialization (of a variable); initialisation (comp)
  2. n, vs, vt formatting (a disk); initialization (comp)
  3. n, vs, vt initialization (of a device); (factory) reset (comp)
  4. n, vs, vt reprogramming (biochem)

Kanji and stroke order

first time, beginning
on: ショ
kun: はじ.め、はじ.めて、はつ、はつ-
7 strokes · JLPT 2
period, time, date
on: キ、ゴ
12 strokes · JLPT 2
change, take the form of, influence
on: カ、ケ
kun: ば.ける、ば.かす、ふ.ける、け.する
4 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
さいしょ saishobeginning; outset; first
しょき shokiearly days; early years; early stages
とうしょ toushobeginning; start; outset
しょにち shonichifirst day; opening day
はじめて hajimetefor the first time
しょしんしゃ shoshinshabeginner
きかん kikanperiod; term; interval
きたい kitaiexpectation; anticipation; hope
ぶんか bunkaculture; civilization; civilisation

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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