Japanese symbol for “arising”
胚胎
はいたい
Romaji: haitai
germination; pregnancy
In Japanese, arising is 胚胎, read はいたい (haitai).
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 germination; pregnancy
- n, vi, vs arising (in); resulting (from); originating (in)
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 胚芽 | はいが haiga | germ (of a cereal, e.g. wheat, rice); embryo bud |
| 胚葉 | はいよう haiyou | germ layer; germinal epithelium |
| 胚乳 | はいにゅう hainyuu | albumen (of a seed, esp. the endosperm) |
| 胚珠 | はいしゅ haishu | ovule |
| 胚子 | はいし haishi | embryo |
| 胎児 | たいじ taiji | fetus; foetus; embryo |
| 堕胎 | だたい datai | abortion; feticide |
| 胎動 | たいどう taidou | fetal movement; movements of the fetus; quickening |
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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