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Japanese symbol for “coexisting”

Romaji: konsei
coexisting (of different plant or animal species); growing together; living together

In Japanese, coexisting is , read (konsei).

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, vi, vs coexisting (of different plant or animal species); growing together; living together

Kanji and stroke order

mix, blend, confuse
on: コン
kun: ま.じる、-ま.じり、ま.ざる、ま.ぜる
11 strokes · JLPT 2
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

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
こんらん konrandisorder; chaos; confusion
こんざつ konzatsucongestion; crush; crowding
こんどう kondouconfusion; mixing; merger
こんごう kongoumixing; mixture; meld
こんめい konmeiturmoil; chaos; confusion
こんけつ konketsumixed race; mixed parentage
せいかつ seikatsulife; living
せんせい senseiteacher; 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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