Japanese symbol for “wildness”
野性
やせい
Romaji: yasei
wildness; wild nature; untamed nature; savage nature
In Japanese, wildness is 野性, 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
- n wildness; wild nature; untamed nature; savage nature
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “wildness”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 乱暴 | らんぼう ranbou | violence; assault; rowdiness |
| 狂乱 | きょうらん kyouran | fury; frenzy; madness |
| 荒々しさ | あらあらしさ araarashisa | roughness; rudeness; wildness |
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 |
| 女性 | じょせい josei | woman; female |
| 男性 | だんせい dansei | man; male |
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.