Japanese symbol for “survival”
生存
せいぞん
Romaji: seizon
existence; being; life; survival
In Japanese, survival is 生存, read せいぞん (seizon).
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
- n, vi, vs existence; being; life; survival
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “survival”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 生き残り | いきのこり ikinokori | survival |
| 残存 | ざんぞん zanzon | survival; remaining; being extant |
| 存続 | そんぞく sonzoku | continuance; survival; persistence |
| サバイバル | サバイバル sabaibaru | survival |
| 生残 | せいざん seizan | survival |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 生活 | せいかつ seikatsu | life; living |
| 先生 | せんせい sensei | teacher; instructor; master |
| 人生 | じんせい jinsei | (one's) life |
| 学生 | がくせい gakusei | student (esp. a university student) |
| 発生 | はっせい hassei | occurrence; incidence; outbreak |
| 誕生 | たんじょう tanjou | birth (of a person); nativity |
| 存在 | そんざい sonzai | existence; being; presence |
| 保存 | ほぞん hozon | preservation; conservation; storage |
See also: Chinese symbol for “survival”.
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