Japanese symbol for “spontaneity”
天然
てんねん
Romaji: tennen
nature; spontaneity
In Japanese, spontaneity is 天然, read てんねん (tennen).
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
- adj-no, n nature; spontaneity
- adj-no, n natural airhead
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “spontaneity”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 自発 | じはつ jihatsu | spontaneity |
| 自発性 | じはつせい jihatsusei | self-motivation; spontaneity; spontaneousness |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 天皇 | てんのう tennou | Emperor of Japan |
| 天気 | てんき tenki | weather |
| 天才 | てんさい tensai | genius; prodigy; natural gift |
| 天国 | てんごく tengoku | paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven |
| 天井 | てんじょう tenjou | ceiling |
| 自然 | しぜん shizen | nature |
| 当然 | とうぜん touzen | natural; right; proper |
| 全然 | ぜんぜん zenzen | (not) at all; (not) in the slightest |
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.