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Japanese symbol for “ample”

Romaji: yutaka
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample

In Japanese, ample is , read (yutaka).

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. adj-na, suf abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
  2. adj-na rich; wealthy; affluent; well-off
  3. adj-na open (mind); relaxed; easy
  4. adj-na plump (e.g. breasts); full; ample
  5. adj-na, suf (well) over; (easily) in excess of

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

bountiful, excellent, rich
on: ホウ、ブ
kun: ゆた.か、とよ
13 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “ample”

WordReadingMeaning
ほうふ houfuabundant; plentiful; rich
じゅんたく juntakuabundant; ample; plentiful
まほ mahoexcellent; ample; complete
ふんだん fundanplentiful; abundant; ample

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ほうふ houfuabundant; plentiful; rich
ほうさく housakuabundant harvest; bumper crop
ほうまん houmanstout; corpulent; plump
ほうりょう houryougood catch; good haul
ほうねん hounenfruitful year

See also: Chinese symbol for “ample”.

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.