Japanese symbol for “advent”

出現

しゅつげん

Romaji: shutsugen

appearance; emergence; advent; arrival

In Japanese, advent is 出現, read しゅつげん (shutsugen).

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, vi, vs appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence

Kanji and stroke order

出

exit, leave, go out

on: シュツ、スイ
kun: で.る、-で、だ.す、-だ.す

5 strokes · JLPT 4

現

present, existing, actual

on: ゲン
kun: あらわ.れる、あらわ.す、うつつ、うつ.つ

11 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “advent”

Word	Reading	Meaning
到来	とうらい tourai	arrival; coming; advent
登場	とうじょう toujou	appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
降臨	こうりん kourin	descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany
訪れ	おとずれ otozure	arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; coming
アドベント	アドベント adobento	Advent

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
出演	しゅつえん shutsuen	appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance
出す	だす dasu	to take out; to get out
出る	でる deru	to leave; to exit; to go out
出来る	できる dekiru	to be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do)
出身	しゅっしん shusshin	one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
演出	えんしゅつ enshutsu	direction (of a play, film, etc.); production
現在	げんざい genzai	the present; present time; now
現れ	あらわれ araware	embodiment; manifestation; materialization

See also: Chinese symbol for “advent”.

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