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Japanese symbol for “wizardry”

Romaji: senjutsu
wizardry; secret of immortality

In Japanese, wizardry is , read (senjutsu).

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 wizardry; secret of immortality

Kanji and stroke order

hermit, wizard, cent
on: セン、セント
5 strokes · JLPT 1
art, technique, skill
on: ジュツ
kun: すべ
11 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “wizardry”

WordReadingMeaning
げんじゅつ genjutsumagic; sorcery; wizardry
せん senwizardry
ウィザードリィ wizaadoriiWizardry (role-playing video game series)

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
せんにん senninimmortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit)
せんだい sendaiSendai (city in Miyagi)
すいせん suisendaffodil (esp. Narcissus tazetta var. chinensis); narcissus
かせん kasengreat (waka) poet; immortal poet
せんどう sendouTaoist teachings; Taoist arts; path to becoming an immortal
せんこつ senkotsusacrum; sacral bone
ぎじゅつ gijutsutechnology; engineering
しゅじゅつ shujutsusurgery; operation; procedure

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.