Japanese symbol for “nature”
自然
しぜん
Romaji: shizen
nature
In Japanese, nature is 自然, read しぜん (shizen).
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
- n nature
- adj-na, n natural; spontaneous; automatic
- adv, adv-to naturally; spontaneously; automatically
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “nature”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 天然 | てんねん tennen | nature; spontaneity |
| 性質 | せいしつ seishitsu | nature (of a person); disposition; temperament |
| 性格 | せいかく seikaku | character (of a person); personality; disposition |
| 気 | き ki | nature; disposition |
| 性 | せい sei | nature (of a person) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 自分 | じぶん jibun | myself; yourself; oneself |
| 自身 | じしん jishin | (one's) self; oneself; yourself |
| 自由 | じゆう jiyuu | freedom; liberty |
| 自己 | じこ jiko | self; oneself |
| 自動 | じどう jidou | automatic |
| 当然 | とうぜん touzen | natural; right; proper |
| 全然 | ぜんぜん zenzen | (not) at all; (not) in the slightest |
| 突然 | とつぜん totsuzen | abrupt; sudden; unexpected |
See also: Chinese symbol for “nature”.
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