Japanese symbol for “aboriginal”
原住民
げんじゅうみん
Romaji: genjuumin
native people; aboriginal; indigenous people
In Japanese, aboriginal is 原住民, read げんじゅうみん (genjuumin).
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
- n native people; aboriginal; indigenous people
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “aboriginal”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 先住 | せんじゅう senjuu | original inhabitant; aboriginal |
| 土人 | どじん dojin | native; aboriginal |
| 蛮人 | ばんじん banjin | savage; barbarian; aboriginal |
| 土着 | どちゃく dochaku | native; indigenous; aboriginal |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 原因 | げんいん gen'in | cause; origin; source |
| 原作 | げんさく gensaku | original work |
| 原則 | げんそく gensoku | principle; general rule |
| 原子力 | げんしりょく genshiryoku | atomic energy; nuclear power |
| 原理 | げんり genri | principle; theory; fundamental truth |
| 原稿 | げんこう genkou | manuscript; copy; draft |
| 住民 | じゅうみん juumin | inhabitant; resident; citizen |
| 住宅 | じゅうたく juutaku | residence; housing; residential building |
| 国民 | こくみん kokumin | people (of a country); nation; citizen |
See also: Chinese symbol for “aboriginal”.
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.