Japanese symbol for “doppelganger”

二重身

にじゅうしん

Romaji: nijuushin

doppelganger

In Japanese, doppelganger is 二重身, read にじゅうしん (nijuushin).

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

n doppelganger

Kanji and stroke order

二

two, two radical (no. 7)

on: ニ、ジ
kun: ふた、ふた.つ、ふたたび

2 strokes · JLPT 4

重

heavy, important, esteem

on: ジュウ、チョウ
kun: え、おも.い、おも.り、おも.なう

9 strokes · JLPT 3

身

somebody, person, one's station in life

on: シン
kun: み

7 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “doppelganger”

Word	Reading	Meaning
ドッペルゲンガー	ドッペルゲンガー dopperugengaa	doppelgänger; doppelganger

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
二つ	ふたつ futatsu	two
二宮	にぐう niguu	the Two Ise Shrines
二塁打	にるいだ niruida	two-base hit; double
二塁	にるい nirui	second base
二分	にぶん nibun	halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection
一石二鳥	いっせきにちょう issekinichou	killing two birds with one stone
重要	じゅうよう juuyou	important; essential; significant
体重	たいじゅう taijuu	(body) weight
自身	じしん jishin	(one's) self; oneself; yourself

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.