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Japanese symbol for “nonlinear”

Romaji: hisenkei
non-linear; nonlinear

In Japanese, nonlinear is , read (hisenkei).

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, adj-no, n non-linear; nonlinear

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

un-, mistake, negative
on: ヒ
kun: あら.ず
8 strokes · JLPT 2
line, track
on: セン
kun: すじ
15 strokes · JLPT 2
shape, form, style
on: ケイ、ギョウ
kun: かた、-がた、かたち、なり
7 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “nonlinear”

WordReadingMeaning
ノンリニア nonrinianonlinear

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ひじょう hijouemergency
ぜひ zehicertainly; without fail
ひなん hinancriticism; blame; censure
ひこうしき hikoushikiinformal; unofficial
ひこうかい hikoukaiprivate; non-public; secret
ひこう hikoudelinquency; misconduct
しんかんせん shinkansenShinkansen; bullet train
むせん musenradio (communication)
けいしき keishikiform (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.

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