Japanese symbol for “endogenous”

内生的

ないせいてき

Romaji: naiseiteki

endogenous; autogenous

In Japanese, endogenous is 内生的, read ないせいてき (naiseiteki).

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Meanings

adj-na endogenous; autogenous

Kanji and stroke order

内

inside, within, between

on: ナイ、ダイ
kun: うち

4 strokes · JLPT 2

生

life, genuine, birth

on: セイ、ショウ
kun: い.きる、い.かす、い.ける、う.まれる

5 strokes · JLPT 4

的

bull's eye, mark, target

on: テキ
kun: まと

8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “endogenous”

Word	Reading	Meaning
内因性	ないいんせい naiinsei	endogenous; intrinsic

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
内容	ないよう naiyou	contents; content; substance
国内	こくない kokunai	within the country; inside the county; domestic
内部	ないぶ naibu	interior; inside; internal
以内	いない inai	within; inside of; less than
案内	あんない annai	guidance; leading (the way); showing around
内閣	ないかく naikaku	cabinet (of a government); ministry
生活	せいかつ seikatsu	life; living
先生	せんせい sensei	teacher; instructor; master
目的	もくてき mokuteki	purpose; goal; aim

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.