Japanese symbol for “experiment”
実験
じっけん
Romaji: jikken
experiment; experimentation
In Japanese, experiment is 実験, read じっけん (jikken).
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, vs, vt experiment; experimentation
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “experiment”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 試み | こころみ kokoromi | attempt; trial; experiment |
| 試作 | しさく shisaku | trial manufacture; experiment; test piece |
| 試験 | しけん shiken | trial; experiment; test |
| 試 | し shi | testing; experiment; test |
| エクスペリメント | エクスペリメント ekusuperimento | experiment |
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 |
| 経験 | けいけん keiken | experience |
| 体験 | たいけん taiken | (practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience |
See also: Chinese symbol for “experiment”.
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.