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Japanese symbol for “voltage”

Romaji: den'atsu
voltage

In Japanese, voltage is , read (den'atsu).

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 voltage

Kanji and stroke order

electricity
on: デン
13 strokes · JLPT 4
pressure, push, overwhelm
on: アツ、エン、オウ
kun: お.す、へ.す、おさ.える、お.さえる
5 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “voltage”

WordReadingMeaning
ボルテージ boruteejivoltage

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
でんわ denwatelephone call; phone call
でんしゃ denshatrain; electric train
でんき denkielectricity
でんし denshielectron
でんりょく denryokuelectric power
はつでん hatsudengeneration of electricity; power generation
あつりょく atsuryokupressure
きあつ kiatsuatmospheric pressure; air pressure

See also: Chinese symbol for “voltage”.

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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