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Japanese symbol for “transmitter”

Romaji: soushinki
transmitter (device)

In Japanese, transmitter is , read (soushinki).

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

  1. n transmitter (device)

Kanji and stroke order

escort, send
on: ソウ
kun: おく.る
9 strokes · JLPT 3
faith, truth, fidelity
on: シン
9 strokes · JLPT 2
loom, mechanism, machine
on: キ
kun: はた
16 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “transmitter”

WordReadingMeaning
トランスミッター toransumittaatransmitter
そうわき souwaki(telephone) transmitter; mouthpiece
そうしんぶ soushinbutransmitter
そうしんき soushinkitransmitter
はっしんき hasshinkitransmitter; homing device

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ほうそう housoubroadcasting; broadcast; program
おくる okuruto send; to dispatch; to forward
ゆそう yusoutransport; transportation; transit
そうしん soushintransmission; sending
うんそう unsoutransport; freight; shipping
ゆうそう yuusoumailing; posting
つうしん tsuushincorrespondence; communication; transmission
しんらい shinraitrust (in); confidence; faith
きのう kinoufunction; facility; faculty

See also: Chinese symbol for “transmitter”.

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.