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Japanese symbol for “subjective”

Romaji: shukanteki
subjective

In Japanese, subjective is , read (shukanteki).

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Meanings

  1. adj-na subjective

Kanji and stroke order

lord, chief, master
on: シュ、ス、シュウ
kun: ぬし、おも、あるじ
5 strokes · JLPT 3
outlook, look, appearance
on: カン
kun: み.る、しめ.す
18 strokes · JLPT 2
bull's eye, mark, target
on: テキ
kun: まと
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “subjective”

WordReadingMeaning
しゅたいてき shutaitekisubjective

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しゅぎ shugidoctrine; rule; principle
しゅちょう shuchouclaim; insistence; assertion
みんしゅ minshudemocracy; popular sovereignty
しゅさい shusaisponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing
しゅよう shuyouchief; main; principal
しゅじん shujinhead (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress
かんこう kankousightseeing; tourism
かんそく kansokuobservation; survey; measurement
もくてき mokutekipurpose; goal; aim

See also: Chinese symbol for “subjective”.

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.