Japanese symbol for “spelling”
綴り
つづり
Romaji: tsuzuri
spelling; orthography
In Japanese, spelling is 綴り, read つづり (tsuzuri).
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Meanings
- n spelling; orthography
- n file; pad; bundle; binding
Written forms: 綴り、綴. Readings: つづり.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “spelling”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| スペル | スペル superu | spelling |
| スペリング | スペリング superingu | spelling |
| 綴り字 | つづりじ tsuzuriji | spelling |
| 綴字 | ていじ teiji | spelling |
| 綴り方 | つづりかた tsuzurikata | (way of) spelling |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 綴る | つづる tsuzuru | to spell |
| 綴じる | とじる tojiru | to bind; to file |
| 補綴 | ほてつ hotetsu | mending; revision; supplementation |
| 綴れ | つづれ tsuzure | rags; tattered clothes |
| 綴じ込み | とじこみ tojikomi | file (for holding papers) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “spelling”.
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.