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Japanese symbol for “acutely”

Romaji: hishihishi
acutely (feel); keenly; severely

In Japanese, acutely is , read (hishihishi).

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. adv, adv-to acutely (feel); keenly; severely
  2. adv, adv-to tightly; hard

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

clamour, crowded
on: ホン
kun: ひし.めく、ひしひし、はし.る
12 strokes

Other Japanese words for “acutely”

WordReadingMeaning
まざまざ mazamazavividly; clearly; distinctly

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ひしめき hishimekiclamour; crowd; jostle
ひしめく hishimekuto clamour; to crowd; to jostle
ひしと hishitotightly; firmly; fast

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.

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