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Japanese symbol for “superstitious”

Romaji: meishinbukai
superstitious

In Japanese, superstitious is , read (meishinbukai).

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Meanings

  1. adj-i superstitious

Kanji and stroke order

astray, be perplexed, in doubt
on: メイ
kun: まよ.う
9 strokes · JLPT 2
faith, truth, fidelity
on: シン
9 strokes · JLPT 2
deep, heighten, intensify
on: シン
kun: ふか.い、-ぶか.い、ふか.まる、ふか.める
11 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
めいわく meiwakutrouble; bother; annoyance
まよう mayouto lose one's way; to get lost; to go astray
まいご maigolost child; lost person; stray child
ていめい teimeihanging low (of clouds)
まよい mayoihesitation; bewilderment; perplexity
めいろ meiromaze; labyrinth
つうしん tsuushincorrespondence; communication; transmission
しんらい shinraitrust (in); confidence; faith
しんこく shinkokuserious; severe; grave

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.