Japanese symbol for “contemplative”
思索的
しさくてき
Romaji: shisakuteki
contemplative; meditative
In Japanese, contemplative is 思索的, read しさくてき (shisakuteki).
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Meanings
- adj-na contemplative; meditative
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “contemplative”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 観照的 | かんしょうてき kanshouteki | contemplative; meditative; meditational |
| 思弁的 | しべんてき shibenteki | speculative; contemplative; theoretical |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 思う | おもう omou | to think; to consider; to believe |
| 思い | おもい omoi | thought |
| 思想 | しそう shisou | thought; idea; ideology |
| 思い出 | おもいで omoide | memories; recollections; reminiscence |
| 不思議 | ふしぎ fushigi | wonderful; marvelous; strange |
| 思わず | おもわず omowazu | unconsciously; involuntarily; instinctively |
| 捜索 | そうさく sousaku | search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt |
| 検索 | けんさく kensaku | looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information) |
| 目的 | もくてき mokuteki | purpose; goal; aim |
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