Japanese symbol for “mysterious”
不思議
ふしぎ
Romaji: fushigi
wonderful; marvelous; strange; incredible
In Japanese, mysterious is 不思議, read ふしぎ (fushigi).
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-na, n wonderful; marvelous; strange; incredible; amazing; curious
- adv-to strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason; curiously
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “mysterious”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 怪奇 | かいき kaiki | bizarre; strange; weird |
| 不可解 | ふかかい fukakai | incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable |
| 怪しい | あやしい ayashii | mysterious; bewitching; alluring |
| 奇怪 | きかい kikai | strange; wonderful; weird |
| 謎 | なぞ nazo | enigmatic; mysterious |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不明 | ふめい fumei | unclear; obscure; indistinct |
| 不安 | ふあん fuan | anxiety; uneasiness; worry |
| 不足 | ふそく fusoku | insufficiency; deficiency; shortage |
| 不満 | ふまん fuman | dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure |
| 不可能 | ふかのう fukanou | impossible |
| 思う | おもう omou | to think; to consider; to believe |
| 思い | おもい omoi | thought |
| 思想 | しそう shisou | thought; idea; ideology |
| 議員 | ぎいん giin | member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament |
See also: Chinese symbol for “mysterious”.
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