Japanese symbol for “slowdown”
失速
しっそく
Romaji: shissoku
stall
In Japanese, slowdown is 失速, read しっそく (shissoku).
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
- n, vi, vs stall (aviat)
- n, vi, vs downturn; slowdown; slump; weakening; decline
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “slowdown”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| サボタージュ | サボタージュ sabotaaju | work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown |
| スローダウン | スローダウン suroodaun | slowdown |
| ペースダウン | ペースダウン peesudaun | slowdown; drop in pace |
| 冷え込み | ひえこみ hiekomi | cooling down (of economic activity); slowdown; decline |
| サボ | サボ sabo | work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 失敗 | しっぱい shippai | failure; mistake; blunder |
| 損失 | そんしつ sonshitsu | loss (of assets, profit, etc.) |
| 失う | うしなう ushinau | to lose |
| 失業 | しつぎょう shitsugyou | unemployment |
| 失礼 | しつれい shitsurei | discourtesy; impoliteness |
| 喪失 | そうしつ soushitsu | loss; forfeit |
| 高速 | こうそく kousoku | high-speed; rapid; express |
| 速度 | そくど sokudo | speed; velocity; pace |
See also: Chinese symbol for “slowdown”.
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