Japanese symbol for “sfx”
特撮
とくさつ
Romaji: tokusatsu
special effects; SFX
In Japanese, sfx is 特撮, read とくさつ (tokusatsu).
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Meanings
- n special effects; SFX
- n tokusatsu; genre of live-action film or television that makes heavy use of practical special effects
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “sfx”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 特殊撮影 | とくしゅさつえい tokushusatsuei | special effects; SFX |
| ＳＦＸ | エス・エフ・エックス esu・efu・ekkusu | special effects; SFX |
| 特効 | とっこう tokkou | special effects; SFX |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 特に | とくに tokuni | particularly; especially; in particular |
| 特別 | とくべつ tokubetsu | special; particular; extraordinary |
| 独特 | どくとく dokutoku | peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic |
| 特徴 | とくちょう tokuchou | feature; trait; characteristic |
| 特定 | とくてい tokutei | specific; particular; designated |
| 特殊 | とくしゅ tokushu | special; particular; peculiar |
| 撮影 | さつえい satsuei | photography (still or motion); photographing; filming |
| 撮る | とる toru | to take (a photograph) |
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.