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Japanese symbol for “automatically”

Romaji: shizen
nature

In Japanese, automatically is , read (shizen).

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 nature
  2. adj-na, n natural; spontaneous; automatic
  3. adv, adv-to naturally; spontaneously; automatically

Kanji and stroke order

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 “automatically”

WordReadingMeaning
ただちに tadachinidirectly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
ひとりでに hitorideniby itself; automatically; naturally
かってに katteniarbitrarily; of its own accord; without asking
ところてんしきに tokorotenshikinisystematically; in turn; consequentially

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
じぶん jibunmyself; yourself; oneself
じしん jishin(one's) self; oneself; yourself
じゆう jiyuufreedom; liberty
じこ jikoself; oneself
じどう jidouautomatic
とうぜん touzennatural; right; proper
ぜんぜん zenzen(not) at all; (not) in the slightest
とつぜん totsuzenabrupt; sudden; unexpected

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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