Japanese symbol for “complexity”
繁
はん
Romaji: han
complexity; frequency; trouble
In Japanese, complexity is 繁, read はん (han).
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Meanings
- n complexity; frequency; trouble
- n traditional Chinese character; unsimplified Chinese character
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “complexity”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 複雑さ | ふくざつさ fukuzatsusa | complexity |
| 濃淡 | のうたん noutan | depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor) |
| 複雑性 | ふくざつせい fukuzatsusei | complexity |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 頻繁 | ひんぱん hinpan | frequent; incessant |
| 繁殖 | はんしょく hanshoku | breeding; propagation; reproduction |
| 繁栄 | はんえい han'ei | prosperity; thriving; flourishing |
| 繁盛 | はんじょう hanjou | prosperity; flourishing; thriving |
| 繁忙 | はんぼう hanbou | busy; high-stress; hectic |
| 繁茂 | はんも hanmo | flourishing (of plants); thriving; luxuriant growth |
See also: Chinese symbol for “complexity”.
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.