Japanese symbol for “personality”
人格
じんかく
Romaji: jinkaku
personality; character; individuality; personhood
In Japanese, personality is 人格, read じんかく (jinkaku).
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 personality; character; individuality; personhood
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “personality”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 人柄 | ひとがら hitogara | personality; character; personal appearance |
| 性格 | せいかく seikaku | character (of a person); personality; disposition |
| 個性 | こせい kosei | individuality; personality; quirk |
| 色 | いろ iro | personality; character |
| 風格 | ふうかく fuukaku | personality; style; appearance |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 人間 | にんげん ningen | human being; human; person |
| 個人 | こじん kojin | individual; private person; personal |
| 人気 | にんき ninki | popularity; public favor |
| 人生 | じんせい jinsei | (one's) life |
| 人々 | ひとびと hitobito | people; men and women |
| 大人 | おとな otona | adult; grown-up |
| 価格 | かかく kakaku | price; value; cost |
| 性格 | せいかく seikaku | character (of a person); personality; disposition |
See also: Chinese symbol for “personality”.
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.