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Japanese symbol for “unpredictability”

Romaji: igaisei
unexpectedness; unpredictability; tendency to surprise; element of surprise

In Japanese, unpredictability is , read (igaisei).

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 unexpectedness; unpredictability; tendency to surprise; element of surprise

Kanji and stroke order

idea, mind, heart
on: イ
13 strokes · JLPT 3
outside
on: ガイ、ゲ
kun: そと、ほか、はず.す、はず.れる
5 strokes · JLPT 4
sex, gender, nature
on: セイ、ショウ
kun: さが
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “unpredictability”

WordReadingMeaning
ふうらい fuuraifrivolity; unpredictability; erraticism
ぐうぜんせい guuzenseicontingency; fortuity; randomness

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
いみ imimeaning; significance; sense
ちゅうい chuuiattention; notice; heed
いしき ishikiconsciousness
いけん ikenopinion; view; comment
ようい youipreparation; arrangements; provision
とくい tokuisatisfaction; pride; triumph
かいがい kaigaiforeign; abroad; overseas
がいこく gaikokuforeign country
じょせい joseiwoman; female

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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