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Japanese symbol for “phenotype”

Romaji: hyougengata
phenotype

In Japanese, phenotype is , read (hyougengata).

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 phenotype

Kanji and stroke order

surface, table, chart
on: ヒョウ
kun: おもて、-おもて、あらわ.す、あらわ.れる
8 strokes · JLPT 2
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
mould, type, model
on: ケイ
kun: かた、-がた
9 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
はっぴょう happyouannouncement; publication; presenting
だいひょう daihyourepresentation; representative; delegate
ひょうげん hyougenexpression; representation; description
ひょうじょう hyoujoufacial expression; countenance
こうひょう kouhyouofficial announcement; proclamation
ひょうめん hyoumensurface; face
げんざい genzaithe present; present time; now
あらわれ arawareembodiment; manifestation; materialization
おおがた oogatalarge; large-sized; large-scale

See also: Chinese symbol for “phenotype”.

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.