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Japanese symbol for “facile”

Romaji: enten
eloquent; fluent; smooth-spoken; sonorous

In Japanese, facile is , read (enten).

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-t, adv-to eloquent; fluent; smooth-spoken; sonorous; facile; silver-tongued
  2. adj-t, adv-to (of eyebrows) shapely

Kanji and stroke order

address, just like, fortunately
on: エン
kun: あ.てる、-あて、-づつ、あたか.も
8 strokes
revolve, turn around, change
on: テン
kun: ころ.がる、ころ.げる、ころ.がす、ころ.ぶ
11 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
あてさき atesakiaddress; destination
あてな atenaname and address (on an envelope, etc.); (addressee's) name; addressee
なあて naateaddress (on an envelope)
あてる ateruto address
さながら sanagarajust like; exactly like; as if
あてがう ategauto allot; to assign; to allocate
うんてん untenoperation (of a machine); running; working
じてんしゃ jitenshabicycle; bike

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.

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