Japanese symbol for “latent”
隠然
いんぜん
Romaji: inzen
latent; hidden; secret; behind the scenes
In Japanese, latent is 隠然, read いんぜん (inzen).
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Meanings
- adj-t, adv-to latent; hidden; secret; behind the scenes
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “latent”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 潜在的 | せんざいてき senzaiteki | latent; potential |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 隠す | かくす kakusu | to hide; to conceal |
| 隠居 | いんきょ inkyo | retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement) |
| 目隠し | めかくし mekakushi | something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder |
| 隠滅 | いんめつ inmetsu | destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression |
| 隠れ家 | かくれが kakurega | hiding place; hideout; refuge |
| 隠匿 | いんとく intoku | concealment (esp. of wrongdoings or criminals); sheltering; harboring |
| 自然 | しぜん shizen | nature |
| 当然 | とうぜん touzen | natural; right; proper |
See also: Chinese symbol for “latent”.
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.