Japanese symbol for “transmission”
送信
そうしん
Romaji: soushin
transmission; sending
In Japanese, transmission is 送信, read そうしん (soushin).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vs, vt transmission; sending
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “transmission”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 通信 | つうしん tsuushin | correspondence; communication; transmission |
| 伝達 | でんたつ dentatsu | transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery |
| 発信 | はっしん hasshin | dispatch; despatch; transmission |
| 配信 | はいしん haishin | distribution (of information, news, etc.); broadcast; delivery |
| 伝送 | でんそう densou | transmission; communication; circulation |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 放送 | ほうそう housou | broadcasting; broadcast; program |
| 送る | おくる okuru | to send; to dispatch; to forward |
| 輸送 | ゆそう yusou | transport; transportation; transit |
| 運送 | うんそう unsou | transport; freight; shipping |
| 郵送 | ゆうそう yuusou | mailing; posting |
| 通信 | つうしん tsuushin | correspondence; communication; transmission |
| 信頼 | しんらい shinrai | trust (in); confidence; faith |
| 自信 | じしん jishin | self-confidence; confidence (in oneself) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “transmission”.
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