Japanese symbol for “bravely”
敢然
かんぜん
Romaji: kanzen
boldly; bravely; resolutely; determinedly
In Japanese, bravely is 敢然, read かんぜん (kanzen).
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-t, adv-to boldly; bravely; resolutely; determinedly
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “bravely”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 思い切った | おもいきった omoikitta | bravely; drastic |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 勇敢 | ゆうかん yuukan | brave; courageous; gallant |
| 果敢 | かかん kakan | resolute; determined; bold |
| 敢行 | かんこう kankou | decisive action; going through with; daring to do |
| 敢えて | あえて aete | purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); deliberately |
| 敢闘 | かんとう kantou | fighting bravely |
| 自然 | しぜん shizen | nature |
| 当然 | とうぜん touzen | natural; right; proper |
| 全然 | ぜんぜん zenzen | (not) at all; (not) in the slightest |
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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