Japanese symbol for “unfathomable”
深遠
しんえん
Romaji: shin'en
profound; deep; unfathomable; esoteric
In Japanese, unfathomable is 深遠, read しんえん (shin'en).
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
- adj-na, n profound; deep; unfathomable; esoteric
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “unfathomable”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 計り知れない | はかりしれない hakarishirenai | unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable |
| 不可思議 | ふかしぎ fukashigi | unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities) |
| 洸洋 | こうよう kouyou | unfathomable; great expanse of water; incoherent |
| 千万無量 | せんまんむりょう senmanmuryou | innumerable; unfathomable; unutterable |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 深刻 | しんこく shinkoku | serious; severe; grave |
| 深い | ふかい fukai | deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.) |
| 深夜 | しんや shin'ya | late at night |
| 深める | ふかめる fukameru | to deepen; to heighten; to intensify |
| 興味深い | きょうみぶかい kyoumibukai | very interesting; of great interest |
| 深み | ふかみ fukami | deep place; depths |
| 永遠 | えいえん eien | eternity; perpetuity; permanence |
| 遠慮 | えんりょ enryo | reserve; constraint; restraint |
See also: Chinese symbol for “unfathomable”.
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