Japanese symbol for “unreal”
非現実的
ひげんじつてき
Romaji: higenjitsuteki
unrealistic; impractical; infeasible; unreal
In Japanese, unreal is 非現実的, read ひげんじつてき (higenjitsuteki).
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Meanings
- adj-na unrealistic; impractical; infeasible; unreal
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “unreal”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 有りもしない | ありもしない arimoshinai | nonexistent; unreal; imaginary |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 非常 | ひじょう hijou | emergency |
| 是非 | ぜひ zehi | certainly; without fail |
| 非難 | ひなん hinan | criticism; blame; censure |
| 非公式 | ひこうしき hikoushiki | informal; unofficial |
| 非公開 | ひこうかい hikoukai | private; non-public; secret |
| 非行 | ひこう hikou | delinquency; misconduct |
| 現在 | げんざい genzai | the present; present time; now |
| 現れ | あらわれ araware | embodiment; manifestation; materialization |
| 実際 | じっさい jissai | reality; actuality; truth |
| 目的 | もくてき mokuteki | purpose; goal; aim |
See also: Chinese symbol for “unreal”.
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.