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Japanese symbol for “canonical”

Romaji: seijun
canonical

In Japanese, canonical is , read (seijun).

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-f canonical

Kanji and stroke order

correct, justice, righteous
on: セイ、ショウ
kun: ただ.しい、ただ.す、まさ、まさ.に
5 strokes · JLPT 3
semi-, correspond to, proportionate to
on: ジュン
kun: じゅん.じる、じゅん.ずる、なぞら.える、のり
13 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しょうじき shoujikihonest; frank; candid
しゅうせい shuuseiamendment; correction; revision
かいせい kaiseirevision; amendment; alteration
せいぎ seigijustice; right; righteousness
せいしき seishikiformal; official; regular
ふせい fuseiinjustice; unfairness; wrongdoing
じゅんび junbipreparation; arrangements; getting ready
きじゅん kijunstandard; criterion; norm

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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