Japanese symbol for “speedometer”
速度計
そくどけい
Romaji: sokudokei
speedometer
In Japanese, speedometer is 速度計, read そくどけい (sokudokei).
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Meanings
- n speedometer
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “speedometer”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| スピード計 | スピードけい supiidokei | speedometer |
| スピードメーター | スピードメーター supiidomeetaa | speedometer |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 高速 | こうそく kousoku | high-speed; rapid; express |
| 速度 | そくど sokudo | speed; velocity; pace |
| 急速 | きゅうそく kyuusoku | rapid (e.g. progress) |
| 加速 | かそく kasoku | acceleration; speeding up |
| 時速 | じそく jisoku | speed (per hour) |
| 減速 | げんそく gensoku | deceleration |
| 程度 | ていど teido | degree; amount; grade |
| 今度 | こんど kondo | this time; now |
| 計画 | けいかく keikaku | plan; project; schedule |
See also: Chinese symbol for “speedometer”.
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.