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Japanese symbol for “manifesting”

Romaji: kenzaika
being actualized; becoming apparent; becoming tangible; surfacing

In Japanese, manifesting is , read (kenzaika).

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. n, vi, vs being actualized; becoming apparent; becoming tangible; surfacing; manifesting

Kanji and stroke order

appear, existing
on: ケン
kun: あきらか、あらわ.れる
18 strokes · JLPT 1
exist, outskirts, suburbs
on: ザイ
kun: あ.る
6 strokes · JLPT 2
change, take the form of, influence
on: カ、ケ
kun: ば.ける、ば.かす、ふ.ける、け.する
4 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
けんびきょう kenbikyoumicroscope
けんちょ kenchoremarkable; striking; obvious
けんざい kenzaibeing actual (as opposed to hidden or latent); being apparent; being obvious
けんしょう kenshouhonouring (publicly); honoring; making someone's good deeds or achievements well-known
けんげん kengenmanifestation
けんじ kenjimanifestation; public show; showing conspicuously
げんざい genzaithe present; present time; now
そんざい sonzaiexistence; being; presence
ぶんか bunkaculture; civilization; civilisation

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.