Japanese symbol for “benthic”
底生
ていせい
Romaji: teisei
benthic; sea-bottom
In Japanese, benthic is 底生, read ていせい (teisei).
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
- adj-f benthic; sea-bottom
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 徹底 | てってい tettei | thoroughness; completeness; consistency |
| 海底 | かいてい kaitei | bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed |
| 到底 | とうてい toutei | (cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all |
| 根底 | こんてい kontei | root; basis; foundation |
| 底辺 | ていへん teihen | base (of a polygon) |
| 心底 | しんそこ shinsoko | bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts |
| 生活 | せいかつ seikatsu | life; living |
| 先生 | せんせい sensei | teacher; instructor; master |
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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