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Japanese symbol for “semiconductor”

Romaji: handoutai
semiconductor

In Japanese, semiconductor is , read (handoutai).

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 semiconductor

Kanji and stroke order

half, middle, odd number
on: ハン
kun: なか.ば
5 strokes · JLPT 4
guidance, leading, conduct
on: ドウ
kun: みちび.く
15 strokes · JLPT 2
body, substance, object
on: タイ、テイ
kun: からだ、かたち
7 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “semiconductor”

WordReadingMeaning
セミコンダクタ semikondakutasemiconductor

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
はんぶん hanbunhalf
こうはん kouhansecond half; latter half
ぜんはん zenhanfirst half
たいはん taihanmajority; more than half; most (of)
はんとし hantoshihalf a year; six months
なかば nakabamiddle; halfway; midway
しどう shidouguidance; leadership; instruction
どうにゅう dounyuuintroduction; bringing in; installation
ぜんたい zentaiwhole; entirety

See also: Chinese symbol for “semiconductor”.

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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