Japanese symbol for “entity”
実体
じったい
Romaji: jittai
substance; essence; entity; subject
In Japanese, entity is 実体, read じったい (jittai).
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 substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “entity”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| エンティティ | エンティティ entiti | entity |
| 地物 | ちぶつ chibutsu | (geographical) feature (natural or man-made); object; entity |
| 存在者 | そんざいしゃ sonzaisha | ens; entity; being |
| 言語要素 | げんごようそ gengoyouso | language construct; entity |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 実際 | じっさい jissai | reality; actuality; truth |
| 実は | じつは jitsuha | as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth |
| 事実 | じじつ jijitsu | fact; truth; reality |
| 現実 | げんじつ genjitsu | reality; actuality; hard fact |
| 実施 | じっし jisshi | enforcement; implementation; putting into practice |
| 確実 | かくじつ kakujitsu | certain; sure; definite |
| 全体 | ぜんたい zentai | whole; entirety |
| 団体 | だんたい dantai | group; party; team |
See also: Chinese symbol for “entity”.
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.