Japanese symbol for “perspective”
視点
してん
Romaji: shiten
point of view; viewpoint; angle; perspective
In Japanese, perspective is 視点, read してん (shiten).
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 point of view; viewpoint; angle; perspective
- n visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “perspective”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 見通し | みとおし mitooshi | unobstructed view; perspective; visibility |
| 観点 | かんてん kanten | point of view; viewpoint; standpoint |
| 次元 | じげん jigen | perspective; point of reference; level (of something) |
| 遠近 | えんきん enkin | distance; perspective; far and near |
| 遠近法 | えんきんほう enkinhou | perspective |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 監視 | かんし kanshi | monitoring; watching; observation |
| 重視 | じゅうし juushi | regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of |
| 無視 | むし mushi | disregarding; ignoring |
| 視野 | しや shiya | field of vision; view |
| 警視庁 | けいしちょう keishichou | Metropolitan Police Department (Tokyo) |
| 地点 | ちてん chiten | spot; point; place |
| 時点 | じてん jiten | point in time; occasion |
| 焦点 | しょうてん shouten | focus; focal point |
See also: Chinese symbol for “perspective”.
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.