Japanese symbol for “transcendental”
先験的
せんけんてき
Romaji: senkenteki
transcendental
In Japanese, transcendental is 先験的, read せんけんてき (senkenteki).
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Meanings
- adj-na transcendental
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “transcendental”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 超絶的 | ちょうぜつてき chouzetsuteki | transcendental |
| 超越的 | ちょうえつてき chouetsuteki | transcendental |
| 超越論的 | ちょうえつろんてき chouetsuronteki | transcendental |
| 超自然 | ちょうしぜん choushizen | occult; transcendental; supernaturalness |
| 高踏的 | こうとうてき koutouteki | highbrow; high-toned; transcendent |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 先生 | せんせい sensei | teacher; instructor; master |
| 優先 | ゆうせん yuusen | preference; priority; precedence |
| 先輩 | せんぱい senpai | senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder |
| 先日 | せんじつ senjitsu | the other day; a few days ago |
| 先週 | せんしゅう senshuu | last week; the week before |
| 先月 | せんげつ sengetsu | last month |
| 経験 | けいけん keiken | experience |
| 体験 | たいけん taiken | (practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience |
| 目的 | もくてき mokuteki | purpose; goal; aim |
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.