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Japanese symbol for “insular”

Romaji: heisateki
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive

In Japanese, insular is , read (heisateki).

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 insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive

Kanji and stroke order

closed, shut
on: ヘイ
kun: と.じる、と.ざす、し.める、し.まる
11 strokes · JLPT 2
chain, irons, connection
on: サ
kun: くさり、とざ.す
18 strokes · JLPT 1
bull's eye, mark, target
on: テキ
kun: まと
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “insular”

WordReadingMeaning
ねくら nekuradark-natured; gloomy; dour

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
へいさ heisaclosing; closure
へいてん heitenclosing up shop (for the day)
へいかい heikaiclosure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)
とじる tojiruto close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
へいそく heisokublockage; blockade; blocking up
しめる shimeruto close; to shut
ふうさ fuusablockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area)
れんさ rensachain; series; connection
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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