Japanese symbol for “embodiment”
現れ
あらわれ
Romaji: araware
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation
In Japanese, embodiment is 現れ, read あらわれ (araware).
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 embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
Written forms: 現れ、表れ、現われ、表われ. Readings: あらわれ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “embodiment”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 具体 | ぐたい gutai | concreteness; embodiment |
| 塊 | かたまり katamari | embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification |
| 体現 | たいげん taigen | personification; impersonation; embodiment |
| 具現 | ぐげん gugen | incarnation; embodiment; realization |
| 化身 | けしん keshin | incarnation (of a god, spirit or abstract quality); embodiment; personification |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 現在 | げんざい genzai | the present; present time; now |
| 現実 | げんじつ genjitsu | reality; actuality; hard fact |
| 表現 | ひょうげん hyougen | expression; representation; description |
| 現場 | げんば genba | actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.) |
| 現代 | げんだい gendai | present age; present day; contemporary |
See also: Chinese symbol for “embodiment”.
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