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Japanese symbol for “serial”

Romaji: shiriaru
serial

In Japanese, serial is (shiriaru).

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-f serial

Written forms: . Readings: .

Other Japanese words for “serial”

WordReadingMeaning
ちょくれつ chokuretsuserial
つづきもの tsuzukimonoserial (story); series
れんさいしょうせつ rensaishousetsuserial; serialized novel; serialised novel
シリーズもの shiriizumonoseries (of films, books, etc.); serial

See also: Chinese symbol for “serial”.

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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