Japanese symbol for “visceral”
生理的
せいりてき
Romaji: seiriteki
physiological; physical
In Japanese, visceral is 生理的, read せいりてき (seiriteki).
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Meanings
- adj-na physiological; physical
- adj-na visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “visceral”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 理屈抜き | りくつぬき rikutsunuki | not requiring explanation; without needing a reason; no explanation needed |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 生活 | せいかつ seikatsu | life; living |
| 先生 | せんせい sensei | teacher; instructor; master |
| 人生 | じんせい jinsei | (one's) life |
| 学生 | がくせい gakusei | student (esp. a university student) |
| 発生 | はっせい hassei | occurrence; incidence; outbreak |
| 誕生 | たんじょう tanjou | birth (of a person); nativity |
| 理由 | りゆう riyuu | reason; grounds; pretext |
| 理解 | りかい rikai | understanding; comprehension; appreciation |
| 目的 | もくてき mokuteki | purpose; goal; aim |
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.