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Japanese symbol for “physiology”

Romaji: seiri
physiology

In Japanese, physiology is , read (seiri).

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 physiology
  2. n one's period; menstruation

Kanji and stroke order

life, genuine, birth
on: セイ、ショウ
kun: い.きる、い.かす、い.ける、う.まれる
5 strokes · JLPT 4
logic, arrangement, reason
on: リ
kun: ことわり
11 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “physiology”

WordReadingMeaning
せいりがく seirigakuphysiology
せいりきのう seirikinouphysiological function; physiology
フィジオロジー fijiorojiiphysiology

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
せいかつ seikatsulife; living
せんせい senseiteacher; instructor; master
じんせい jinsei(one's) life
がくせい gakuseistudent (esp. a university student)
はっせい hasseioccurrence; incidence; outbreak
たんじょう tanjoubirth (of a person); nativity
りゆう riyuureason; grounds; pretext
りかい rikaiunderstanding; comprehension; appreciation

See also: Chinese symbol for “physiology”.

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.

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