Japanese symbol for “software”
ソフトウェア
ソフトウェア
Romaji: sofutowea
software
In Japanese, software is ソフトウェア (sofutowea).
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Meanings
- n software (comp)
Written forms: —. Readings: ソフトウェア、ソフトウエア.
Other Japanese words for “software”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ソフト | ソフト sofuto | software |
| ウェア | ウェア wea | -ware; software |
See also: Chinese symbol for “software”.
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.