も
文
じ
字
ば
化
　
け

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

Computer terminology.
  1. corruption (of text, e.g. in email, due to improper encoding), garbling, illegal character, corrupted text, garbled text.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
も
文
じ
字
ば
化
　
け
 文字化け もじばけ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

sentence, literature, style
ブン　モン　も (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)
character, letter, word
ジ　あざ　あざな (1st, N4)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン　メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
こ　シ　ス (1st, N5)
complete, finish
リョウ　さとる (8th, N2)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
change, take the form of, influence
カ　ば.ける　ケ (3rd, N3)
human radical (no. 9)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ　さじ (Kentei 1)