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Japanese symbol for “poetic”

Romaji: shiteki
poetic

In Japanese, poetic is , read (shiteki).

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. adj-na poetic

Kanji and stroke order

poem, poetry
on: シ
kun: うた
13 strokes · JLPT 1
bull's eye, mark, target
on: テキ
kun: まと
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “poetic”

WordReadingMeaning
ししゅ shishupoetic
ポエティック poetikkupoetic
じょじょうてき jojoutekilyrical; poetic; expressive of emotion

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しじん shijinpoet
しいか shiikaJapanese and Chinese poetry
ししゅう shishuupoetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
じょじし jojishiepic (poem); epic poetry
かんし kanshiChinese poem; Chinese poetry
ふうぶつし fuubutsushifeature of the season; something characteristic of a particular season
もくてき mokutekipurpose; goal; aim
ほうてき houtekilegal

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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