Japanese symbol for “segment”
区間
くかん
Romaji: kukan
section (of track, etc.); segment; dimension
In Japanese, segment is 区間, read くかん (kukan).
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Meanings
- n, n-suf section (of track, etc.); segment; dimension
- n, n-suf interval (math)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “segment”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 房 | ふさ fusa | segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section |
| コーナー | コーナー koonaa | segment (within a radio or TV program); session; column (newspaper, etc.) |
| セグメント | セグメント segumento | segment |
| 切片 | せっぺん seppen | segment; slice; section |
| 環節 | かんせつ kansetsu | segment (of worm) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 区別 | くべつ kubetsu | distinction; differentiation; discrimination |
| 区域 | くいき kuiki | area; zone; district |
| 地区 | ちく chiku | district; area; zone |
| 区分 | くぶん kubun | division; section; demarcation |
| 区画 | くかく kukaku | division; section; compartment |
| 時間 | じかん jikan | time |
| 人間 | にんげん ningen | human being; human; person |
| 期間 | きかん kikan | period; term; interval |
See also: Chinese symbol for “segment”.
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.