Japanese symbol for “personification”
体現
たいげん
Romaji: taigen
personification; impersonation; embodiment
In Japanese, personification is 体現, read たいげん (taigen).
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, vs, vt personification; impersonation; embodiment
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “personification”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 塊 | かたまり katamari | embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification |
| 化身 | けしん keshin | incarnation (of a god, spirit or abstract quality); embodiment; personification |
| 擬人化 | ぎじんか gijinka | personification; anthropomorphization |
| 擬人法 | ぎしんほう gishinhou | personification |
| 権化 | ごんげ gonge | embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 全体 | ぜんたい zentai | whole; entirety |
| 団体 | だんたい dantai | group; party; team |
| 体験 | たいけん taiken | (practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience |
| 一体 | いったい ittai | (what) the heck; (why) in the world; (who) on earth |
| 体制 | たいせい taisei | order; system; structure |
| 体重 | たいじゅう taijuu | (body) weight |
| 現在 | げんざい genzai | the present; present time; now |
| 現れ | あらわれ araware | embodiment; manifestation; materialization |
See also: Chinese symbol for “personification”.
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