Japanese symbol for “stv”

単記移譲式投票

たんきいじょうしきとうひょう

Romaji: tankiijoushikitouhyou

single transferable vote; STV

In Japanese, stv is 単記移譲式投票, read たんきいじょうしきとうひょう (tankiijoushikitouhyou).

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Meanings

n single transferable vote; STV

Kanji and stroke order

単

simple, one, single

on: タン
kun: ひとえ

9 strokes · JLPT 2

記

scribe, account, narrative

on: キ
kun: しる.す

10 strokes · JLPT 2

移

shift, move, change

on: イ
kun: うつ.る、うつ.す

11 strokes · JLPT 2

譲

defer, turnover, transfer

on: ジョウ
kun: ゆず.る

20 strokes · JLPT 1

式

style, ceremony, rite

on: シキ

6 strokes · JLPT 2

投

throw, discard, abandon

on: トウ
kun: な.げる、-な.げ

7 strokes · JLPT 2

票

ballot, label, ticket

on: ヒョウ

11 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
簡単	かんたん kantan	simple; easy; uncomplicated
単位	たんい tan'i	unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination
単純	たんじゅん tanjun	simple; plain; uncomplicated
単に	たんに tanni	simply; merely; only
単なる	たんなる tannaru	mere; simple; sheer
単語	たんご tango	word; vocabulary
記事	きじ kiji	article; news story; report
記念	きねん kinen	commemoration; celebration; remembrance
移動	いどう idou	movement; transfer; migration
譲渡	じょうと jouto	transfer; assignment; conveyance
公式	こうしき koushiki	official; formal
投票	とうひょう touhyou	voting; ballot; poll
得票	とくひょう tokuhyou	number of votes polled; poll votes

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.