Japanese symbol for “inevitability”
必然
ひつぜん
Romaji: hitsuzen
inevitable; necessary; certain; sure
In Japanese, inevitability is 必然, read ひつぜん (hitsuzen).
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-na, adj-no inevitable; necessary; certain; sure
- n inevitability; necessity
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “inevitability”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不可抗力 | ふかこうりょく fukakouryoku | act of God; irresistible force; inevitability |
| 必然性 | ひつぜんせい hitsuzensei | necessity; inevitability |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 必要 | ひつよう hitsuyou | necessary; needed; essential |
| 必ず | かならず kanarazu | always; without exception; necessarily |
| 必死 | ひっし hisshi | frantic; frenetic; desperate |
| 必ずしも | かならずしも kanarazushimo | (not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely |
| 必須 | ひっす hissu | indispensable; essential; requisite |
| 自然 | しぜん shizen | nature |
| 当然 | とうぜん touzen | natural; right; proper |
| 全然 | ぜんぜん zenzen | (not) at all; (not) in the slightest |
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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