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Japanese symbol for “recursive”

Romaji: kinouteki
inductive; recursive

In Japanese, recursive is , read (kinouteki).

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-na inductive; recursive

Kanji and stroke order

homecoming, arrive at, lead to
on: キ
kun: かえ.る、かえ.す、おく.る、とつ.ぐ
10 strokes · JLPT 3
settlement, obtain, reap
on: ノウ、ナッ、ナ、ナン
kun: おさ.める、-おさ.める、おさ.まる
10 strokes · JLPT 1
bull's eye, mark, target
on: テキ
kun: まと
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “recursive”

WordReadingMeaning
かいきてき kaikitekirecursive
さいきてき saikitekirecursive
リカーシブ rikaashiburecursive
じゅんかんてき junkantekicyclical; circulative; recursive

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
かえり kaerireturn; coming back
ふっき fukkireturn; reversion; comeback
きこく kikokureturn to one's country
きたく kitakureturning home; going home; coming home
かえる kaeruto return; to come home; to go home
かいき kaikireturn (to); revolution; recurrence
なっとく nattokuconsent; agreement; acceptance
のうぜい nouzeipayment of taxes
もくてき mokutekipurpose; goal; aim

See also: Chinese symbol for “recursive”.

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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