Japanese symbol for “metaphysical”
形而上
けいじじょう
Romaji: keijijou
metaphysical
In Japanese, metaphysical is 形而上, read けいじじょう (keijijou).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n metaphysical (phil)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “metaphysical”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| メタフィジカル | メタフィジカル metafijikaru | metaphysical |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 形式 | けいしき keishiki | form (as opposed to substance) |
| 人形 | にんぎょう ningyou | doll; puppet; marionette |
| 形成 | けいせい keisei | formation; molding; making (up) |
| 変形 | へんけい henkei | transformation; variation; metamorphosis |
| 形態 | けいたい keitai | form; shape; figure |
| 山形 | やまがた yamagata | Yamagata (city, prefecture) |
| 形而上学 | けいじじょうがく keijijougaku | metaphysics |
| 形而下 | けいじか keijika | physical; material |
| 以上 | いじょう ijou | not less than ...; ... and over; ... and above |
See also: Chinese symbol for “metaphysical”.
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.