Japanese symbol for “prodigious”
非凡
ひぼん
Romaji: hibon
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual
In Japanese, prodigious is 非凡, read ひぼん (hibon).
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
- adj-na, n extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “prodigious”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 凄まじい | すさまじい susamajii | tremendous; terrific; enormous |
| 天才的 | てんさいてき tensaiteki | talented; gifted; prodigious |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 非常 | ひじょう hijou | emergency |
| 是非 | ぜひ zehi | certainly; without fail |
| 非難 | ひなん hinan | criticism; blame; censure |
| 非公式 | ひこうしき hikoushiki | informal; unofficial |
| 非公開 | ひこうかい hikoukai | private; non-public; secret |
| 非行 | ひこう hikou | delinquency; misconduct |
| 平凡 | へいぼん heibon | ordinary; common; commonplace |
| 凡人 | ぼんじん bonjin | ordinary person; average person; mediocre person |
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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