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Japanese symbol for “declarative”

Romaji: sengenteki
declarative

In Japanese, declarative is , read (sengenteki).

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Meanings

  1. adj-na declarative (ling)

Kanji and stroke order

proclaim, say, announce
on: セン
kun: のたま.う
9 strokes · JLPT 1
say, word
on: ゲン、ゴン
kun: い.う、こと
7 strokes · JLPT 4
bull's eye, mark, target
on: テキ
kun: まと
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “declarative”

WordReadingMeaning
せんげんがた sengengatadeclarative

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
せんげん sengendeclaration; proclamation; announcement
せんでん sendenpublicity; advertisement; advertising
せんこく senkokusentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence
せんせい senseioath; abjuration; pledge
せんせん sensendeclaration of war
せんきょうし senkyoushimissionary
いう iuto say; to utter; to declare
ことば kotobalanguage; dialect
もくてき mokutekipurpose; goal; aim

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.