Japanese symbol for “symmetrical”
対称的
たいしょうてき
Romaji: taishouteki
symmetrical
In Japanese, symmetrical is 対称的, read たいしょうてき (taishouteki).
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Meanings
- adj-na symmetrical
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “symmetrical”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 均整のとれた | きんせいのとれた kinseinotoreta | well-proportioned; balanced; symmetrical |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 対応 | たいおう taiou | correspondence (to); equivalence |
| 絶対 | ぜったい zettai | absolutely; definitely; unconditionally |
| 対象 | たいしょう taishou | target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.) |
| 対策 | たいさく taisaku | measure; step; countermeasure |
| 反対 | はんたい hantai | opposition; resistance; antagonism |
| 対立 | たいりつ tairitsu | confrontation; opposition; antagonism |
| 名称 | めいしょう meishou | name; title |
| 自称 | じしょう jishou | self-proclaimed; self-professed; self-styled |
| 目的 | もくてき mokuteki | purpose; goal; aim |
See also: Chinese symbol for “symmetrical”.
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.