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Japanese symbol for “wmd”

Romaji: tairyouhakaiheiki
weapon of mass destruction; WMD

In Japanese, wmd is , read (tairyouhakaiheiki).

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Meanings

  1. n weapon of mass destruction; WMD

Kanji and stroke order

large, big
on: ダイ、タイ
kun: おお-、おお.きい、-おお.いに
3 strokes · JLPT 4
quantity, measure, weight
on: リョウ
kun: はか.る
12 strokes · JLPT 2
rend, rip, tear
on: ハ
kun: やぶ.る、やぶ.れる、わ.れる
10 strokes · JLPT 2
demolition, break, destroy
on: カイ、エ
kun: こわ.す、こわ.れる、やぶ.る
16 strokes · JLPT 1
soldier, private, troops
on: ヘイ、ヒョウ
kun: つわもの
7 strokes · JLPT 2
utensil, vessel, receptacle
on: キ
kun: うつわ
15 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
だいじょうぶ daijoubusafe; secure; sound
たいへん taihenvery; greatly; terribly
だいがく daigakuuniversity; college
さいだい saidaibiggest; greatest; largest
たいかい taikaimass meeting; convention; rally
だいとうりょう daitouryoupresident (of a country)
たいりょう tairyoularge quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
じゅうりょう juuryouweight
はかい hakaidestruction; disruption
ほうかい houkaicollapse; crumbling; breaking down
へいき heikiarms; weapon; ordnance
ぶき bukiweapon; arms; ordnance

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.