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Japanese symbol for “meiosis”

Romaji: gensuubunretsu
meiosis

In Japanese, meiosis is , read (gensuubunretsu).

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 meiosis (biol)

Kanji and stroke order

dwindle, decrease, reduce
on: ゲン
kun: へ.る、へ.らす
12 strokes · JLPT 2
number, strength, fate
on: スウ、ス、サク、ソク
kun: かず、かぞ.える、しばしば、せ.める
13 strokes · JLPT 2
part, minute of time, segment
on: ブン、フン、ブ
kun: わ.ける、わ.け、わ.かれる、わ.かる
4 strokes · JLPT 4
split, rend, tear
on: レツ
kun: さ.く、さ.ける、-ぎ.れ
12 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “meiosis”

WordReadingMeaning
かんげんぶんれつ kangenbunretsumeiosis
せいじゅくぶんれつ seijukubunretsumeiosis
かんじょほう kanjohoulitotes (figure of speech); meiosis

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
げんしょう genshoudecrease; reduction; decline
さくげん sakugencut; reduction; curtailment
かげん kagendegree; extent; amount
げんそく gensokudeceleration
へる heruto decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
へらす herasuto abate; to decrease; to diminish
たすう tasuularge number (of); many
ふくすう fukusuuplural; multiple
じぶん jibunmyself; yourself; oneself
ぶんれつ bunretsusplit; division; break up

See also: Chinese symbol for “meiosis”.

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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