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Japanese symbol for “taxonomy”

Romaji: bunruigaku
taxonomy

In Japanese, taxonomy is , read (bunruigaku).

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

  1. n taxonomy (biol)

Kanji and stroke order

part, minute of time, segment
on: ブン、フン、ブ
kun: わ.ける、わ.け、わ.かれる、わ.かる
4 strokes · JLPT 4
sort, kind, variety
on: ルイ
kun: たぐ.い
18 strokes · JLPT 2
study, learning, science
on: ガク
kun: まな.ぶ
8 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “taxonomy”

WordReadingMeaning
タクソノミー takusonomiitaxonomy

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
じぶん jibunmyself; yourself; oneself
ぶぶん bubunportion; section; part
きぶん kibunfeeling; mood
はんぶん hanbunhalf
ぶんや bun'yafield; sphere; realm
たぶん tabunprobably; likely; perhaps
しゅるい shuruivariety; kind; type
じんるい jinruimankind; humanity
がっこう gakkouschool

See also: Chinese symbol for “taxonomy”.

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.

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