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Japanese symbol for “indistinguishable”

Romaji: shikibetsufunou
unidentifiable; indiscernible; unrecognizable; indistinguishable

In Japanese, indistinguishable is , read (shikibetsufunou).

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, adj-no unidentifiable; indiscernible; unrecognizable; indistinguishable

Kanji and stroke order

discriminating, know, write
on: シキ
kun: し.る、しる.す
19 strokes · JLPT 2
separate, branch off, diverge
on: ベツ
kun: わか.れる、わ.ける
7 strokes · JLPT 3
negative, non-, bad
on: フ、ブ
4 strokes · JLPT 3
ability, talent, skill
on: ノウ
kun: よ.く、あた.う
10 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
いしき ishikiconsciousness
にんしき ninshikirecognition; awareness; perception
ちしき chishikiknowledge; information
じょうしき joushikicommon sense; good sense; common knowledge
しきべつ shikibetsudistinction; discrimination; discernment
ひょうしき hyoushikisign; mark; marker
とくべつ tokubetsuspecial; particular; extraordinary
べつに betsuni(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially
ふめい fumeiunclear; obscure; indistinct
かのう kanoupossible; potential; practicable

See also: Chinese symbol for “indistinguishable”.

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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