Japanese symbol for “transposition”
互換
ごかん
Romaji: gokan
interchange
In Japanese, transposition is 互換, read ごかん (gokan).
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Meanings
- n, vs interchange
- n transposition (math)
- adj-f compatible (e.g. PC)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “transposition”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 置き換え | おきかえ okikae | replacement; substitute; displacement |
| 転位 | てんい ten'i | transposition; dislocation; rearrangement |
| 移調 | いちょう ichou | transposition |
| 転置 | てんち tenchi | transposition |
| 移項 | いこう ikou | transposition |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 相互 | そうご sougo | mutual; reciprocal |
| 互いに | たがいに tagaini | mutually; with each other; reciprocally |
| 互い | たがい tagai | each other; one another |
| 交互 | こうご kougo | alternate; alternating |
| 互角 | ごかく gokaku | equal (in ability); even; evenly matched |
| 交換 | こうかん koukan | exchange; interchange; switching |
| 乗り換え | のりかえ norikae | transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; connection |
| 変換 | へんかん henkan | change; conversion; transformation |
See also: Chinese symbol for “transposition”.
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