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Japanese symbol for “multifaceted”

Romaji: tamen
many-sided; multifaceted

In Japanese, multifaceted is , read (tamen).

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. adj-no, n many-sided; multifaceted

Kanji and stroke order

many, frequent, much
on: タ
kun: おお.い、まさ.に、まさ.る
6 strokes · JLPT 4
mask, face, features
on: メン、ベン
kun: おも、おもて、つら
9 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “multifaceted”

WordReadingMeaning
ためんてき tamentekimultifaceted; versatile
ふくがんてき fukugantekimultifaceted

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
たすう tasuularge number (of); many
たぶん tabunprobably; likely; perhaps
たよう tayoudiverse; various
たしょう tashoua little; some; somewhat
おおい ooimany; numerous; a lot
ただい tadaigreat (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous
がめん gamenscreen (of a TV, computer, etc.)
めんどう mendoutrouble; bother

See also: Chinese symbol for “multifaceted”.

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.