Japanese symbol for “tsp”

巡回セールスマンの問題

じゅんかいセールスマンのもんだい

Romaji: junkaiseerusumannomondai

travelling salesman problem; TSP

In Japanese, tsp is 巡回セールスマンの問題, read じゅんかいセールスマンのもんだい (junkaiseerusumannomondai).

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Meanings

n travelling salesman problem; TSP (comp)

Kanji and stroke order

巡

patrol, go around, circumference

on: ジュン
kun: めぐ.る、めぐ.り

6 strokes · JLPT 1

回

-times, round, game

on: カイ、エ
kun: まわ.る、-まわ.る、-まわ.り、まわ.す

6 strokes · JLPT 3

問

question, ask, problem

on: モン
kun: と.う、と.い、とん

11 strokes · JLPT 3

題

topic, subject

on: ダイ

18 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
巡回	じゅんかい junkai	going around; patrol; round
巡査	じゅんさ junsa	police officer; policeman; constable
巡る	めぐる meguru	to go around; to make a circle around
巡礼	じゅんれい junrei	pilgrimage; pilgrim
巡業	じゅんぎょう jungyou	provincial tour
巡視	じゅんし junshi	inspection tour
今回	こんかい konkai	this time; now
回復	かいふく kaifuku	restoration; recovery; rehabilitation
問題	もんだい mondai	question (e.g. on a test); problem
話題	わだい wadai	topic; subject

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