Japanese symbol for “transitional”
過渡的
かとてき
Romaji: katoteki
transitional
In Japanese, transitional is 過渡的, read かとてき (katoteki).
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Meanings
- adj-na transitional
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “transitional”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 移行性 | いこうせい ikousei | transitional |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 過去 | かこ kako | the past; bygone days |
| 過ぎ | すぎ sugi | past; after |
| 過程 | かてい katei | process; course; mechanism |
| 経過 | けいか keika | passage (of time); elapsing; lapse |
| 通過 | つうか tsuuka | passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); transit |
| 過剰 | かじょう kajou | excess; surplus; superabundance |
| 渡す | わたす watasu | to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to traverse |
| 譲渡 | じょうと jouto | transfer; assignment; conveyance |
| 目的 | もくてき mokuteki | purpose; goal; aim |
See also: Chinese symbol for “transitional”.
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.