Japanese symbol for “usability”
使い勝手
つかいがって
Romaji: tsukaigatte
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility
In Japanese, usability is 使い勝手, read つかいがって (tsukaigatte).
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Meanings
- n ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
Written forms: 使い勝手、使いがって、使いかって. Readings: つかいがって、つかいかって.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “usability”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ユーザビリティ | ユーザビリティ yuuzabiriti | usability |
| 操作性 | そうさせい sousasei | operability; usability; user friendliness |
| 使用感 | しようかん shiyoukan | feel of a product (during use); usability; user experience |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 使用 | しよう shiyou | use; application; employment |
| 使う | つかう tsukau | to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use |
| 使い | つかい tsukai | errand; mission; going on an errand |
| 大使館 | たいしかん taishikan | embassy |
| 行使 | こうし koushi | use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.) |
| 大使 | たいし taishi | ambassador |
| 勝利 | しょうり shouri | victory; triumph; win |
| 優勝 | ゆうしょう yuushou | overall victory; championship; winning the title |
| 相手 | あいて aite | companion; partner; company |
See also: Chinese symbol for “usability”.
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.