Japanese symbol for “perennial”
多年生
たねんせい
Romaji: tanensei
perennation
In Japanese, perennial is 多年生, read たねんせい (tanensei).
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
- adj-no, n perennation (bot)
- n perennial; perennial plant (bot)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “perennial”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 万年 | まんねん mannen | perennial; perpetual |
| 多年生植物 | たねんせいしょくぶつ tanenseishokubutsu | perennial plant; perennial |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 多数 | たすう tasuu | large number (of); many |
| 多分 | たぶん tabun | probably; likely; perhaps |
| 多様 | たよう tayou | diverse; various |
| 多少 | たしょう tashou | a little; some; somewhat |
| 多い | おおい ooi | many; numerous; a lot |
| 多大 | ただい tadai | great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous |
| 今年 | ことし kotoshi | this year |
| 年間 | ねんかん nenkan | (period of) a year |
| 生活 | せいかつ seikatsu | life; living |
See also: Chinese symbol for “perennial”.
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.