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Japanese symbol for “biodiversity”

Romaji: seibutsutayousei
biodiversity

In Japanese, biodiversity is , read (seibutsutayousei).

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-no, n biodiversity

Kanji and stroke order

life, genuine, birth
on: セイ、ショウ
kun: い.きる、い.かす、い.ける、う.まれる
5 strokes · JLPT 4
thing, object, matter
on: ブツ、モツ
kun: もの、もの-
8 strokes · JLPT 3
many, frequent, much
on: タ
kun: おお.い、まさ.に、まさ.る
6 strokes · JLPT 4
Esq., way, manner
on: ヨウ、ショウ
kun: さま、さん
14 strokes · JLPT 2
sex, gender, nature
on: セイ、ショウ
kun: さが
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “biodiversity”

WordReadingMeaning
せいぶつがくてきたようせい seibutsugakutekitayouseibiological diversity; biodiversity

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
せいかつ seikatsulife; living
せんせい senseiteacher; instructor; master
じんせい jinsei(one's) life
がくせい gakuseistudent (esp. a university student)
はっせい hasseioccurrence; incidence; outbreak
たんじょう tanjoubirth (of a person); nativity
どうぶつ doubutsuanimal
じんぶつ jinbutsuperson; character; figure
たすう tasuularge number (of); many
どうよう douyousame; similar; (just) like
じょせい joseiwoman; female

See also: Chinese symbol for “biodiversity”.

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.