Japanese symbol for “nonlinear”
非線形
ひせんけい
Romaji: hisenkei
non-linear; nonlinear
In Japanese, nonlinear is 非線形, read ひせんけい (hisenkei).
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Meanings
- adj-na, adj-no, n non-linear; nonlinear
Written forms: 非線形、非線型. Readings: ひせんけい.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “nonlinear”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ノンリニア | ノンリニア nonrinia | nonlinear |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 非常 | ひじょう hijou | emergency |
| 是非 | ぜひ zehi | certainly; without fail |
| 非難 | ひなん hinan | criticism; blame; censure |
| 非公式 | ひこうしき hikoushiki | informal; unofficial |
| 非公開 | ひこうかい hikoukai | private; non-public; secret |
| 非行 | ひこう hikou | delinquency; misconduct |
| 新幹線 | しんかんせん shinkansen | Shinkansen; bullet train |
| 無線 | むせん musen | radio (communication) |
| 形式 | けいしき keishiki | form (as opposed to substance) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “nonlinear”.
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.