Japanese symbol for “simultaneous”
一斉
いっせい
Romaji: issei
simultaneous; all at once
In Japanese, simultaneous is 一斉, read いっせい (issei).
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Meanings
- adv, n simultaneous; all at once
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “simultaneous”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 同時 | どうじ douji | simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous |
| マルチタスク | マルチタスク maruchitasuku | multitasking (person); simultaneous (activity); concurrent |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一緒 | いっしょ issho | (doing) together |
| 一番 | いちばん ichiban | number one; first; first place |
| 一つ | ひとつ hitotsu | one |
| 一般 | いっぱん ippan | general; universal |
| 一部 | いちぶ ichibu | one part; one portion; one section |
| 一方 | いっぽう ippou | one (esp. of two); the other; one way |
| 斉唱 | せいしょう seishou | singing in unison; chanting in unison |
| 斉射 | せいしゃ seisha | volley (of fire); salvo; fusillade |
See also: Chinese symbol for “simultaneous”.
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.