Japanese symbol for “tcu”

幹線結合器

かんせんけつごうき

Romaji: kansenketsugouki

trunk coupling unit; trunk connecting unit; TCU

In Japanese, tcu is 幹線結合器, read かんせんけつごうき (kansenketsugouki).

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Meanings

n trunk coupling unit; trunk connecting unit; TCU (comp)

Kanji and stroke order

幹

tree trunk, main part, talent

on: カン
kun: みき

13 strokes · JLPT 1

線

line, track

on: セン
kun: すじ

15 strokes · JLPT 2

結

tie, bind, contract

on: ケツ、ケチ
kun: むす.ぶ、ゆ.う、ゆ.わえる

12 strokes · JLPT 2

合

fit, suit, join

on: ゴウ、ガッ、カッ
kun: あ.う、-あ.う、あ.い、あい-

6 strokes · JLPT 3

器

utensil, vessel, receptacle

on: キ
kun: うつわ

15 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “tcu”

Word	Reading	Meaning
東京都市大学	とうきょうとしだいがく toukyoutoshidaigaku	Tokyo City University; TCU

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
新幹線	しんかんせん shinkansen	Shinkansen; bullet train
幹部	かんぶ kanbu	management; (executive) staff; leaders
幹事	かんじ kanji	executive secretary; coordinator; organizer
根幹	こんかん konkan	foundation; root; basis
基幹	きかん kikan	mainstay; nucleus; key
幹線	かんせん kansen	main line; trunk line
無線	むせん musen	radio (communication)
路線	ろせん rosen	route (bus, train, air, etc.); line
結果	けっか kekka	result; consequence; outcome
場合	ばあい baai	case; occasion; situation
武器	ぶき buki	weapon; arms; ordnance

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.