Japanese symbol for “truism”
自明の理
じめいのり
Romaji: jimeinori
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
In Japanese, truism is 自明の理, read じめいのり (jimeinori).
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
- exp, n self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 自分 | じぶん jibun | myself; yourself; oneself |
| 自身 | じしん jishin | (one's) self; oneself; yourself |
| 自由 | じゆう jiyuu | freedom; liberty |
| 自然 | しぜん shizen | nature |
| 自己 | じこ jiko | self; oneself |
| 自動 | じどう jidou | automatic |
| 説明 | せつめい setsumei | explanation; exposition; description |
| 明日 | あした ashita | tomorrow |
| 理由 | りゆう riyuu | reason; grounds; pretext |
See also: Chinese symbol for “truism”.
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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