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Japanese symbol for “static”

Romaji: seiteki
static

In Japanese, static is , read (seiteki).

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Meanings

  1. adj-na static

Kanji and stroke order

quiet
on: セイ、ジョウ
kun: しず-、しず.か、しず.まる、しず.める
14 strokes · JLPT 2
bull's eye, mark, target
on: テキ
kun: まと
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “static”

WordReadingMeaning
くうでん kuudenstatic
ざつおん zatsuoninterference (e.g. radio); static; noise
せいたい seitaistatic; stationary
スタティック sutatikkustatic

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しずか shizukaquiet; silent
れいせい reiseicalmness; composure; coolness
せいし seishistillness; rest; being stationary
あんせい anseirest; quiet; repose
せいじゃく seijakusilence; stillness; quietness
どうせい douseistate (of affairs); condition; developments
もくてき mokutekipurpose; goal; aim
ほうてき houtekilegal

See also: Chinese symbol for “static”.

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.