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Japanese symbol for “attentively”

Romaji: chuuibukaku
attentively; cautiously; carefully; watchfully

In Japanese, attentively is , read (chuuibukaku).

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 attentively; cautiously; carefully; watchfully; with caution

Kanji and stroke order

pour, irrigate, shed (tears)
on: チュウ
kun: そそ.ぐ、さ.す、つ.ぐ
8 strokes · JLPT 3
idea, mind, heart
on: イ
13 strokes · JLPT 3
deep, heighten, intensify
on: シン
kun: ふか.い、-ぶか.い、ふか.まる、ふか.める
11 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “attentively”

WordReadingMeaning
つくづく tsukuzukuintently; carefully; closely
てとりあしとり tetoriashitoriattentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
よねんなく yonennakuearnestly; intently; attentively
つらつら tsuratsuracarefully; closely; attentively
よねんもなく yonenmonakuearnestly; intently; attentively

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ちゅうい chuuiattention; notice; heed
ちゅうもく chuumokunotice; attention; observation
ちゅうもん chuumonorder (for an item)
ちゅうしゃ chuushainjection; jab; shot
そそぐ sosoguto pour (into)
はっちゅう hatchuuordering (materials); placing an order; order
いみ imimeaning; significance; sense
いしき ishikiconsciousness
しんこく shinkokuserious; severe; grave

See also: Chinese symbol for “attentively”.

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.