Japanese symbol for “switch”
スイッチ
スイッチ
Romaji: suitchi
switch
In Japanese, switch is スイッチ (suitchi).
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Meanings
- n switch
- n switch; points (rail)
- n, vs, vt switch (from one thing to another); change
Written forms: —. Readings: スイッチ、スウィッチ、スィッチ.
Other Japanese words for “switch”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 乗り換え | のりかえ norikae | switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change; conversion |
| 切り替える | きりかえる kirikaeru | to change; to switch; to change over (to) |
| 転向 | てんこう tenkou | conversion; shift; about-face |
| 入れ替える | いれかえる irekaeru | to replace; to substitute; to switch |
| 転じる | てんじる tenjiru | to turn; to shift; to switch |
See also: Chinese symbol for “switch”.
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.