Japanese symbol for “emergence”
出現
しゅつげん
Romaji: shutsugen
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival
In Japanese, emergence is 出現, read しゅつげん (shutsugen).
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, vi, vs appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “emergence”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 台頭 | たいとう taitou | rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head |
| 登場 | とうじょう toujou | appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence |
| 羽化 | うか uka | emergence (of insects); eclosion; growing wings |
| 創発 | そうはつ souhatsu | emergence (in evolutionary theory, systems theory, etc.) |
| 現出 | げんしゅつ genshutsu | appearance; emergence |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 出演 | しゅつえん shutsuen | appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance |
| 出す | だす dasu | to take out; to get out |
| 出る | でる deru | to leave; to exit; to go out |
| 出来る | できる dekiru | to be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do) |
| 出身 | しゅっしん shusshin | one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school) |
| 演出 | えんしゅつ enshutsu | direction (of a play, film, etc.); production |
| 現在 | げんざい genzai | the present; present time; now |
| 現れ | あらわれ araware | embodiment; manifestation; materialization |
See also: Chinese symbol for “emergence”.
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