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Japanese symbol for “affected”

Romaji: fushizen
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained

In Japanese, affected is , read (fushizen).

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, n unnatural; artificial; affected; strained

Kanji and stroke order

negative, non-, bad
on: フ、ブ
4 strokes · JLPT 3
oneself
on: ジ、シ
kun: みずか.ら、おの.ずから、おの.ずと
6 strokes · JLPT 3
sort of thing, so, if so
on: ゼン、ネン
kun: しか、しか.り、しか.し、さ
12 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “affected”

WordReadingMeaning
きざ kizaaffected; smug; pompous
きざっぽい kizappoiaffected (appearance, attitude); stuck up; self-loving
きどった kidottaaffected; pretentious
わざとらしい wazatorashiiunnatural; affected; studied
きざったらしい kizattarashiiaffected (appearance, attitude); stuck up; pompous

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ふめい fumeiunclear; obscure; indistinct
ふあん fuananxiety; uneasiness; worry
ふそく fusokuinsufficiency; deficiency; shortage
ふまん fumandissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure
ふかのう fukanouimpossible
ふしぎ fushigiwonderful; marvelous; strange
じぶん jibunmyself; yourself; oneself
じしん jishin(one's) self; oneself; yourself
しぜん shizennature

See also: Chinese symbol for “affected”.

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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