Japanese symbol for “wild”
野生
やせい
Romaji: yasei
wild
In Japanese, wild is 野生, read やせい (yasei).
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-no wild
- n, vi, vs growing wild; living in the wild
- pn I; me
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “wild”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 山 | やま yama | wild |
| 荒っぽい | あらっぽい arappoi | wild; violent; rough-mannered |
| 奔放 | ほんぽう honpou | wild; uninhibited; extravagant |
| 野 | の no | wild (of an animal or plant) |
| ワイルド | ワイルド wairudo | wild |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 野球 | やきゅう yakyuu | baseball |
| 分野 | ぶんや bun'ya | field; sphere; realm |
| 野菜 | やさい yasai | vegetable |
| 野党 | やとう yatou | opposition party; the opposition |
| 視野 | しや shiya | field of vision; view |
| 平野 | へいや heiya | plain; open field |
| 生活 | せいかつ seikatsu | life; living |
| 先生 | せんせい sensei | teacher; instructor; master |
See also: Chinese symbol for “wild”.
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.