Japanese symbol for “transduction”

形質導入

けいしつどうにゅう

Romaji: keishitsudounyuu

transduction

In Japanese, transduction is 形質導入, read けいしつどうにゅう (keishitsudounyuu).

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Meanings

n transduction

Kanji and stroke order

形

shape, form, style

on: ケイ、ギョウ
kun: かた、-がた、かたち、なり

7 strokes · JLPT 2

質

substance, quality, matter

on: シツ、シチ、チ
kun: たち、ただ.す、もと、わりふ

15 strokes · JLPT 3

導

guidance, leading, conduct

on: ドウ
kun: みちび.く

15 strokes · JLPT 2

入

enter, insert

on: ニュウ、ジュ
kun: い.る、-い.る、-い.り、い.れる

2 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
形式	けいしき keishiki	form (as opposed to substance)
人形	にんぎょう ningyou	doll; puppet; marionette
形成	けいせい keisei	formation; molding; making (up)
変形	へんけい henkei	transformation; variation; metamorphosis
形態	けいたい keitai	form; shape; figure
山形	やまがた yamagata	Yamagata (city, prefecture)
質問	しつもん shitsumon	question; inquiry; enquiry
物質	ぶっしつ busshitsu	material; substance
指導	しどう shidou	guidance; leadership; instruction
購入	こうにゅう kounyuu	purchase; buying

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.