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Japanese symbol for “realistic”

Romaji: hakushin
realistic; true to life

In Japanese, realistic is , read (hakushin).

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-no, n realistic; true to life

Kanji and stroke order

urge, force, imminent
on: ハク
kun: せま.る
8 strokes · JLPT 1
true, reality, Buddhist sect
on: シン
kun: ま、ま-、まこと
10 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “realistic”

WordReadingMeaning
リアル riarureal; realistic; true to life
げんじつてき genjitsutekirealistic; pragmatic
しゃじつてき shajitsutekirealistic; graphic; true to life
げんじつせい genjitsuseirealistic; practical; feasible
じっさいてき jissaitekipractical; realistic; pragmatic

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
せまる semaruto approach; to draw near; to be imminent
きょうはく kyouhakuthreat; menace; coercion
はくりょく hakuryokuimpressiveness; impact; force
あっぱく appakupressure
はくがい hakugaipersecution; oppression
きんぱく kinpakutension; strain
しゃしん shashinphotograph; photo; picture
しんじつ shinjitsutruth; reality

See also: Chinese symbol for “realistic”.

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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