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Japanese symbol for “fibrous”

Romaji: sen'ijou
fibrous; filamentous; fibrillary; fibriform

In Japanese, fibrous is , read (sen'ijou).

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-no fibrous; filamentous; fibrillary; fibriform (med, geol)

Kanji and stroke order

slender, fine, thin kimono
on: セン
17 strokes · JLPT 1
fiber, tie, rope
on: イ
14 strokes · JLPT 1
status quo, conditions, circumstances
on: ジョウ
7 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “fibrous”

WordReadingMeaning
せんいせい sen'iseifibrous

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
せんい sen'ifibre; fiber
せんさい sensaidainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine
ごうせん gousensynthetic fiber; synthetic fibre
かせん kasensynthetic fiber; synthetic fibre; chemical fiber
きんせんい kinsen'imuscle fiber; muscle fibre
いじ ijimaintenance; preservation; improvement
いしん ishinreformation; revolution; renewal
めいじいしん meijiishinMeiji Restoration (1868)
じょうたい joutaistate; condition; situation

See also: Chinese symbol for “fibrous”.

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.