Japanese symbol for “ecosystem”
生態系
せいたいけい
Romaji: seitaikei
ecosystem
In Japanese, ecosystem is 生態系, read せいたいけい (seitaikei).
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Meanings
- n ecosystem
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “ecosystem”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| エコシステム | エコシステム ekoshisutemu | ecosystem |
| 経済圏 | けいざいけん keizaiken | ecosystem (of services, goods, etc. within a company or consortium) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 生活 | せいかつ seikatsu | life; living |
| 先生 | せんせい sensei | teacher; instructor; master |
| 人生 | じんせい jinsei | (one's) life |
| 学生 | がくせい gakusei | student (esp. a university student) |
| 発生 | はっせい hassei | occurrence; incidence; outbreak |
| 誕生 | たんじょう tanjou | birth (of a person); nativity |
| 状態 | じょうたい joutai | state; condition; situation |
| 事態 | じたい jitai | situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances |
| 系列 | けいれつ keiretsu | series; sequence; system |
See also: Chinese symbol for “ecosystem”.
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