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Japanese symbol for “alien”

Romaji: eirian
alien

In Japanese, alien is (eirian).

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. n alien

Written forms: . Readings: .

Other Japanese words for “alien”

WordReadingMeaning
がいこくじん gaikokujinforeigner; foreign citizen; foreign national
えんどおい endooiunconnected; weakly related; alien
いせいじん iseijinalien (from another planet)
うちゅうじん uchuujinspace alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
たこくじん takokujinforeigner; alien; stranger

See also: Chinese symbol for “alien”.

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.