Japanese symbol for “pseudoscience”
疑似科学
ぎじかがく
Romaji: gijikagaku
pseudoscience
In Japanese, pseudoscience is 疑似科学, read ぎじかがく (gijikagaku).
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Meanings
- n pseudoscience
Written forms: 疑似科学、擬似科学. Readings: ぎじかがく.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “pseudoscience”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ニセ科学 | ニセかがく nisekagaku | pseudoscience |
| 似非科学 | えせかがく esekagaku | pseudoscience |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 疑問 | ぎもん gimon | doubt; question; suspicion |
| 疑い | うたがい utagai | doubt; question; uncertainty |
| 容疑 | ようぎ yougi | suspicion; charge |
| 疑う | うたがう utagau | to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of |
| 疑惑 | ぎわく giwaku | doubt; misgivings; distrust |
| 懐疑 | かいぎ kaigi | doubt; skepticism; scepticism |
| 類似 | るいじ ruiji | resemblance; similarity; likeness |
| 似合う | にあう niau | to suit; to match; to become |
| 科学 | かがく kagaku | science |
| 学校 | がっこう gakkou | school |
See also: Chinese symbol for “pseudoscience”.
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.