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Japanese symbol for “speciation”

Romaji: shubunka
speciation

In Japanese, speciation is , read (shubunka).

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. n, vs speciation

Kanji and stroke order

species, kind, class
on: シュ
kun: たね、-ぐさ
14 strokes · JLPT 2
part, minute of time, segment
on: ブン、フン、ブ
kun: わ.ける、わ.け、わ.かれる、わ.かる
4 strokes · JLPT 4
change, take the form of, influence
on: カ、ケ
kun: ば.ける、ば.かす、ふ.ける、け.する
4 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “speciation”

WordReadingMeaning
しゅけいせい shukeiseispeciation
スペシエーション supeshieeshonspeciation

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しゅるい shuruivariety; kind; type
じんしゅ jinshurace (of people)
いっしゅ isshua kind; a sort; a variety
ひんしゅ hinshutype (of goods); sort
しゅもく shumokuitem; event
きしゅ kishumodel (of machine, device)
じぶん jibunmyself; yourself; oneself
ぶぶん bubunportion; section; part
ぶんか bunkaculture; civilization; civilisation

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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