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Japanese symbol for “aesthetic”

Romaji: biteki
esthetic; aesthetic

In Japanese, aesthetic is , read (biteki).

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

  1. adj-na esthetic; aesthetic

Kanji and stroke order

beauty, beautiful
on: ビ、ミ
kun: うつく.しい
9 strokes · JLPT 2
bull's eye, mark, target
on: テキ
kun: まと
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “aesthetic”

WordReadingMeaning
たんびてき tanbitekiaesthetic; esthetic
びがくてき bigakutekiaesthetic
しんびてき shinbitekiaesthetic

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
うつくしい utsukushiibeautiful; pretty; lovely
びじん bijinbeautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle
びじゅつ bijutsuart; fine arts
びじゅつかん bijutsukanart museum; art gallery
びよう biyoubeauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance
びじょ bijobeautiful woman
もくてき mokutekipurpose; goal; aim
ほうてき houtekilegal

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.

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