Word Meaning 互換

ごかん gokan

互換 is read as ごかん (gokan) and means compatible (e.g. PC).

Meaning

English

compatible (e.g. PC)
interchange
transposition

Reading

Kana

ごかん

Romaji

gokan

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper grade Kanken 3級 Rank 16500 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

互換性

ごかんせい

compatibility

互換機

ごかんき

compatible machine

互換テスト

ごかんてすと

compatibility test

互換モード

ごかんもーど

compatibility mode

後方互換

こうほうごかん

backward compatible

前方互換

ぜんぽうごかん

forward compatible

上位互換

じょういごかん

providing the same function while being more effective (esp. in games)

下位互換

かいごかん

providing the same function while being less effective (esp. in games)

完全互換

かんぜんごかん

fully compatible

ピン互換

ぴんごかん

pin-compatible

プラグ互換

ぷらぐごかん

plug-compatible

ヘイズ互換

へいずごかん

Hayes compatible

Example Sentences

旧システム用に書かれたソフトとの上位互換性を保つのは大切です。

It is important to maintain backward compatibility with software that was written to run on the former system.