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Japanese symbol for “viability”

Romaji: genjitsumi
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity

In Japanese, viability is , read (genjitsumi).

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 (sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability

Kanji and stroke order

present, existing, actual
on: ゲン
kun: あらわ.れる、あらわ.す、うつつ、うつ.つ
11 strokes · JLPT 2
reality, truth, seed
on: ジツ、シツ
kun: み、みの.る、まこと、みの
8 strokes · JLPT 2
flavor, taste
on: ミ
kun: あじ、あじ.わう
8 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “viability”

WordReadingMeaning
せいぞんりょく seizonryokuviability; ability to survive

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
げんざい genzaithe present; present time; now
あらわれ arawareembodiment; manifestation; materialization
げんじつ genjitsureality; actuality; hard fact
ひょうげん hyougenexpression; representation; description
げんば genbaactual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.)
げんだい gendaipresent age; present day; contemporary
じっさい jissaireality; actuality; truth
じつは jitsuhaas a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth
いみ imimeaning; significance; sense

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.