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Japanese symbol for “discontinuity”

Romaji: hirenzokusei
discontinuity

In Japanese, discontinuity is , read (hirenzokusei).

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 discontinuity

Kanji and stroke order

un-, mistake, negative
on: ヒ
kun: あら.ず
8 strokes · JLPT 2
take along, lead, join
on: レン
kun: つら.なる、つら.ねる、つ.れる、-づ.れ
10 strokes · JLPT 2
continue, series, sequel
on: ゾク、ショク、コウ、キョウ
kun: つづ.く、つづ.ける、つぐ.ない
13 strokes · JLPT 2
sex, gender, nature
on: セイ、ショウ
kun: さが
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “discontinuity”

WordReadingMeaning
ふれんぞくてん furenzokutendiscontinuity
ふれんぞくせい furenzokuseidiscontinuity

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ひじょう hijouemergency
ぜひ zehicertainly; without fail
ひなん hinancriticism; blame; censure
ひこうしき hikoushikiinformal; unofficial
ひこうかい hikoukaiprivate; non-public; secret
ひこう hikoudelinquency; misconduct
れんらく renrakucontacting; (making) contact; getting in touch
かんれん kanrenrelation; connection; relevance
れんぞく renzokucontinuation; succession; series
じょせい joseiwoman; female

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.