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Japanese symbol for “exogenous”

Romaji: gaiseiteki
exogenous

In Japanese, exogenous is , read (gaiseiteki).

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

  1. adj-na exogenous

Kanji and stroke order

outside
on: ガイ、ゲ
kun: そと、ほか、はず.す、はず.れる
5 strokes · JLPT 4
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
bull's eye, mark, target
on: テキ
kun: まと
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “exogenous”

WordReadingMeaning
がいせい gaiseiexogenous; heterogenous; ectotrophic
がいいんせい gaiinseiexogenous; extrinsic

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
かいがい kaigaiforeign; abroad; overseas
がいこく gaikokuforeign country
いがい igaiexcluding; except (for); apart from
がいこう gaikoudiplomacy
いがい igaiunexpected; surprising; unanticipated
がいぶ gaibuoutside (e.g. of a building); exterior
せいかつ seikatsulife; living
せんせい senseiteacher; instructor; master
もくてき mokutekipurpose; goal; aim

See also: Chinese symbol for “exogenous”.

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.