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Japanese symbol for “holistic”

Romaji: zenjinteki
holistic; whole-person

In Japanese, holistic is , read (zenjinteki).

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 holistic; whole-person

Kanji and stroke order

whole, entire, all
on: ゼン
kun: まった.く、すべ.て
6 strokes · JLPT 2
person
on: ジン、ニン
kun: ひと、-り、-と
2 strokes · JLPT 4
bull's eye, mark, target
on: テキ
kun: まと
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “holistic”

WordReadingMeaning
ホリスティック horisutikkuholistic
ふかんてき fukantekipanoramic (view, perspective, etc.); high-level; comprehensive (manner)

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ぜんぶ zenbuall; entire; whole
ぜんいん zen'inall members; all hands; everyone
あんぜん anzensafety; security
かんぜん kanzenperfect; complete
ぜんこく zenkokuthe whole country
ぜんたい zentaiwhole; entirety
にんげん ningenhuman being; human; person
こじん kojinindividual; private person; personal
もくてき mokutekipurpose; goal; aim

See also: Chinese symbol for “holistic”.

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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