Japanese symbol for “organism”
生物
せいぶつ
Romaji: seibutsu
living thing; organism; creature; life
In Japanese, organism is 生物, read せいぶつ (seibutsu).
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 living thing; organism; creature; life
- n biology
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “organism”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 生体 | せいたい seitai | organism; living body |
| 生物体 | せいぶつたい seibutsutai | organism; living thing |
| オーガニズム | オーガニズム ooganizumu | organism |
| 有機体 | ゆうきたい yuukitai | organic body; organism |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 生活 | せいかつ seikatsu | life; living |
| 先生 | せんせい sensei | teacher; instructor; master |
| 人生 | じんせい jinsei | (one's) life |
| 学生 | がくせい gakusei | student (esp. a university student) |
| 発生 | はっせい hassei | occurrence; incidence; outbreak |
| 誕生 | たんじょう tanjou | birth (of a person); nativity |
| 動物 | どうぶつ doubutsu | animal |
| 人物 | じんぶつ jinbutsu | person; character; figure |
See also: Chinese symbol for “organism”.
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.