Japanese symbol for “recessive”
潜性
せんせい
Romaji: sensei
recessive
In Japanese, recessive is 潜性, read せんせい (sensei).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n recessive (genet)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “recessive”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 劣性 | れっせい ressei | recessive |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 潜在 | せんざい senzai | potentiality; dormancy; latency |
| 潜む | ひそむ hisomu | to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed |
| 潜伏 | せんぷく senpuku | concealment; hiding; ambush |
| 潜水 | せんすい sensui | diving; submerging; going underwater |
| 潜入 | せんにゅう sennyuu | infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover |
| 潜る | くぐる kuguru | to go under; to pass under; to go through |
| 女性 | じょせい josei | woman; female |
| 男性 | だんせい dansei | man; male |
See also: Chinese symbol for “recessive”.
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.