Japanese symbol for “otherness”
他者性
たしゃせい
Romaji: tashasei
alterity; otherness; state of being different
In Japanese, otherness is 他者性, read たしゃせい (tashasei).
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Meanings
- n alterity; otherness; state of being different (phil)
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 他人 | たにん tanin | another person; other people; others |
| その他 | そのほか sonohoka | the rest; the others |
| 他方 | たほう tahou | one (esp. of two); the other; one way |
| 他社 | たしゃ tasha | another company; other company |
| 他国 | たこく takoku | foreign country; another country |
| 他殺 | たさつ tasatsu | murder |
| 患者 | かんじゃ kanja | patient |
| 記者 | きしゃ kisha | reporter; journalist |
| 女性 | じょせい josei | woman; female |
See also: Chinese symbol for “otherness”.
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.