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Japanese symbol for “triangulation”

Romaji: sankakusokuryou
triangulation

In Japanese, triangulation is , read (sankakusokuryou).

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 triangulation

Kanji and stroke order

three
on: サン、ゾウ
kun: み、み.つ、みっ.つ
3 strokes · JLPT 4
angle, corner, square
on: カク
kun: かど、つの
7 strokes · JLPT 2
fathom, plan, scheme
on: ソク
kun: はか.る
12 strokes · JLPT 2
quantity, measure, weight
on: リョウ
kun: はか.る
12 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
みっつ mittsuthree
さんかく sankakutriangle; triangular shape
だいさんしゃ daisanshathird party; third person; outsider
さいさん saisanagain and again; repeatedly
さんかくけい sankakukeitriangle
さんしん sanshinstrikeout
かくど kakudoangle
たかく takakumany-sided; versatile; polygonal
かんそく kansokuobservation; survey; measurement
たいりょう tairyoularge quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)

See also: Chinese symbol for “triangulation”.

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.

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