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Japanese symbol for “impersonal”

Romaji: botsukoseiteki
impersonal

In Japanese, impersonal is , read (botsukoseiteki).

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 impersonal

Kanji and stroke order

drown, sink, hide
on: ボツ、モツ
kun: おぼ.れる、しず.む、ない
7 strokes · JLPT 1
individual, counter for articles
on: コ、カ
10 strokes · JLPT 2
sex, gender, nature
on: セイ、ショウ
kun: さが
8 strokes · JLPT 2
bull's eye, mark, target
on: テキ
kun: まと
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “impersonal”

WordReadingMeaning
じむてき jimutekiimpersonal; perfunctory; robot-like

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ぼっとう bottouimmersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to
ちんぼつ chinbotsusinking; foundering; going down
ぼつらく botsurakuruin; fall; collapse
ぼっしゅう bosshuuseizure; confiscation; impounding
しゅつぼつ shutsubotsumaking frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
せんぼつ senbotsudeath in battle; killed in action
こじん kojinindividual; private person; personal
こせい koseiindividuality; personality; quirk
じょせい joseiwoman; female
もくてき mokutekipurpose; goal; aim

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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