Japanese symbol for “manifest”
昭然
しょうぜん
Romaji: shouzen
manifest; clear; evident; obvious
In Japanese, manifest is 昭然, read しょうぜん (shouzen).
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-t, adv-to manifest; clear; evident; obvious
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “manifest”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 積荷目録 | つみにもくろく tsuminimokuroku | manifest (of cargo) |
| 顕然 | けんぜん kenzen | clear; manifest |
| 計画書 | けいかくしょ keikakusho | plan; protocol; manifest |
| 影が差す | かげがさす kagegasasu | to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 昭和 | しょうわ shouwa | Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7) |
| 昭和大学 | しょうわだいがく shouwadaigaku | Showa University |
| 昭栄 | しょうえい shouei | Shoei (motorcycle helmet manufacturing company) |
| 昭代 | しょうだい shoudai | glorious reign; enlightened era |
| 昭和時代 | しょうわじだい shouwajidai | Shōwa period (1926-1989); Showa period |
| 昭昭 | しょうしょう shoushou | clear; bright; plain |
| 自然 | しぜん shizen | nature |
| 当然 | とうぜん touzen | natural; right; proper |
See also: Chinese symbol for “manifest”.
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.