Japanese symbol for “ardently”
切に
せつに
Romaji: setsuni
eagerly; earnestly; ardently
In Japanese, ardently is 切に, read せつに (setsuni).
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
- adv eagerly; earnestly; ardently
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “ardently”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 営々 | えいえい eiei | (work) hard; unceasingly; strenuously |
| 弥猛に | やたけに yatakeni | impetuously; courageously; ardently |
| ガツガツ | ガツガツ gatsugatsu | greedily; avariciously; eagerly |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大切 | たいせつ taisetsu | important; significant; serious |
| 一切 | いっさい issai | all; everything; entirety |
| 適切 | てきせつ tekisetsu | appropriate; suitable; fitting |
| 切り | きり kiri | end; finish; place to stop |
| 切る | きる kiru | to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery) |
| 親切 | しんせつ shinsetsu | kind; gentle; considerate |
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.