Japanese symbol for “incarnation”
具現
ぐげん
Romaji: gugen
incarnation; embodiment; realization; giving concrete form (to)
In Japanese, incarnation is 具現, read ぐげん (gugen).
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
- n, vs, vt incarnation; embodiment; realization; giving concrete form (to)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “incarnation”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 化身 | けしん keshin | incarnation (of a god, spirit or abstract quality); embodiment; personification |
| 権化 | ごんげ gonge | incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar |
| 受肉 | じゅにく juniku | Incarnation (of Christ) |
| 変化 | へんげ henge | incarnation |
| 体現者 | たいげんしゃ taigensha | (human) embodiment (of); incarnation (of) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 具合 | ぐあい guai | condition; state |
| 道具 | どうぐ dougu | tool; implement; instrument |
| 家具 | かぐ kagu | furniture |
| 具体 | ぐたい gutai | concreteness; embodiment |
| 器具 | きぐ kigu | utensil; implement; tool |
| 玩具 | おもちゃ omocha | toy |
| 現在 | げんざい genzai | the present; present time; now |
| 現れ | あらわれ araware | embodiment; manifestation; materialization |
See also: Chinese symbol for “incarnation”.
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.