Japanese symbol for “mystical”
神秘的
しんぴてき
Romaji: shinpiteki
mysterious; mystical
In Japanese, mystical is 神秘的, read しんぴてき (shinpiteki).
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Meanings
- adj-na mysterious; mystical
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 精神 | せいしん seishin | mind; spirit; soul |
| 神経 | しんけい shinkei | nerve |
| 神社 | じんじゃ jinja | Shinto shrine |
| 神様 | かみさま kamisama | God; god; deity |
| 神話 | しんわ shinwa | myth; mythology |
| 阪神 | はんしん hanshin | Osaka-Kobe |
| 秘密 | ひみつ himitsu | secret; secrecy; confidentiality |
| 秘書 | ひしょ hisho | (private) secretary |
| 目的 | もくてき mokuteki | purpose; goal; aim |
See also: Chinese symbol for “mystical”.
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.