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Japanese symbol for “anywhere”

Romaji: dokomademo
anywhere; for all time; to the ends of the earth

In Japanese, anywhere is , read (dokomademo).

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 anywhere; for all time; to the ends of the earth
  2. adv through thick and thin; come hell or high water; to the bitter end; to the utmost
  3. adv persistently; stubbornly
  4. adv in all respects; on every point
  5. adv thoroughly; exhaustively

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

what
on: カ
kun: なに、なん、なに-、なん-
7 strokes · JLPT 4
dispose, manage, deal with
on: ショ
kun: ところ、-こ、お.る
5 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “anywhere”

WordReadingMeaning
どこにも dokonimo(not) anywhere; nowhere
どこでも dokodemoanywhere
ところきらわず tokorokirawazuanywhere; everywhere; indiscriminate(ly)
どこにでも dokonidemoanywhere
どこなりと dokonaritoanywhere

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
なんとか nantokasomething; something or other; so-and-so
なんで nandewhy?; what for?
なにより naniyoriabove anything else; above all; more than anything
なんとも nantomoreally; very; extremely
なにごと nanigotowhat; what sort of thing
なんと nantowhat; how
しょり shoriprocessing; dealing with; treatment
しょぶん shobundisposal; throwing away; selling off

See also: Chinese symbol for “anywhere”.

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.