Japanese symbol for “fraternal”
二卵性
にらんせい
Romaji: niransei
fraternal (of twins); diovular; dizygotic; biovular
In Japanese, fraternal is 二卵性, read にらんせい (niransei).
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
- adj-no, n fraternal (of twins); diovular; dizygotic; biovular (med)
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 二つ | ふたつ futatsu | two |
| 二宮 | にぐう niguu | the Two Ise Shrines |
| 二塁打 | にるいだ niruida | two-base hit; double |
| 二塁 | にるい nirui | second base |
| 二分 | にぶん nibun | halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection |
| 一石二鳥 | いっせきにちょう issekinichou | killing two birds with one stone |
| 産卵 | さんらん sanran | egg-laying; spawning |
| 卵子 | らんし ranshi | ovum; ovule; egg cell |
| 女性 | じょせい josei | woman; female |
See also: Chinese symbol for “fraternal”.
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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