Japanese symbol for “thermometer”
体温計
たいおんけい
Romaji: taionkei
(clinical) thermometer
In Japanese, thermometer is 体温計, read たいおんけい (taionkei).
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Meanings
- n (clinical) thermometer
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “thermometer”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 寒暖計 | かんだんけい kandankei | thermometer |
| 温度計 | おんどけい ondokei | thermometer |
| 検温器 | けんおんき ken'onki | (clinical) thermometer |
| 体温器 | たいおんき taionki | (clinical) thermometer |
| サーモメーター | サーモメーター saamomeetaa | thermometer |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 全体 | ぜんたい zentai | whole; entirety |
| 団体 | だんたい dantai | group; party; team |
| 体験 | たいけん taiken | (practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience |
| 一体 | いったい ittai | (what) the heck; (why) in the world; (who) on earth |
| 体制 | たいせい taisei | order; system; structure |
| 体重 | たいじゅう taijuu | (body) weight |
| 温泉 | おんせん onsen | hot spring |
| 気温 | きおん kion | (air) temperature |
| 計画 | けいかく keikaku | plan; project; schedule |
See also: Chinese symbol for “thermometer”.
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.