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Japanese symbol for “phenomenology”

Romaji: genshougaku
phenomenology

In Japanese, phenomenology is , read (genshougaku).

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

  1. n phenomenology (phil)

Kanji and stroke order

present, existing, actual
on: ゲン
kun: あらわ.れる、あらわ.す、うつつ、うつ.つ
11 strokes · JLPT 2
elephant, pattern after, imitate
on: ショウ、ゾウ
kun: かたど.る
12 strokes · JLPT 2
study, learning, science
on: ガク
kun: まな.ぶ
8 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “phenomenology”

WordReadingMeaning
げんしょうろん genshouronphenomenology; phenomenalism

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
げんざい genzaithe present; present time; now
あらわれ arawareembodiment; manifestation; materialization
げんじつ genjitsureality; actuality; hard fact
ひょうげん hyougenexpression; representation; description
げんば genbaactual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.)
げんだい gendaipresent age; present day; contemporary
たいしょう taishoutarget; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
いんしょう inshouimpression
がっこう gakkouschool

See also: Chinese symbol for “phenomenology”.

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.