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Japanese symbol for “mysterious”

Romaji: fushigi
wonderful; marvelous; strange; incredible

In Japanese, mysterious is , read (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

  1. adj-na, n wonderful; marvelous; strange; incredible; amazing; curious
  2. adv-to strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason; curiously

Kanji and stroke order

negative, non-, bad
on: フ、ブ
4 strokes · JLPT 3
think
on: シ
kun: おも.う、おもえら.く、おぼ.す
9 strokes · JLPT 3
deliberation, consultation, debate
on: ギ
20 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “mysterious”

WordReadingMeaning
かいき kaikibizarre; strange; weird
ふかかい fukakaiincomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable
あやしい ayashiimysterious; bewitching; alluring
きかい kikaistrange; wonderful; weird
なぞ nazoenigmatic; mysterious

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ふめい fumeiunclear; obscure; indistinct
ふあん fuananxiety; uneasiness; worry
ふそく fusokuinsufficiency; deficiency; shortage
ふまん fumandissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure
ふかのう fukanouimpossible
おもう omouto think; to consider; to believe
おもい omoithought
しそう shisouthought; idea; ideology
ぎいん giinmember of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament

See also: Chinese symbol for “mysterious”.

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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