Japanese symbol for “quasi”

疑似

ぎじ

Romaji: giji

pseudo; quasi; false; para-

In Japanese, quasi is 疑似, read ぎじ (giji).

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Meanings

adj-f pseudo; quasi; false; para-; mock; sham
adj-f suspected (case, e.g. of disease)

Written forms: 疑似、擬似. Readings: ぎじ.

Kanji and stroke order

疑

doubt, distrust, be suspicious

on: ギ
kun: うたが.う

14 strokes · JLPT 2

似

becoming, resemble, counterfeit

on: ジ
kun: に.る、ひ.る

7 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “quasi”

Word	Reading	Meaning
擬似的	ぎじてき gijiteki	pseudo; quasi; artificial

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

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.