Japanese symbol for “awesome”
恐れ多い
おそれおおい
Romaji: osoreooi
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; gracious
In Japanese, awesome is 恐れ多い, read おそれおおい (osoreooi).
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
- adj-i awesome; awe-inspiring; august; gracious
- adj-i discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
Written forms: 恐れ多い、畏れ多い、おそれ多い. Readings: おそれおおい.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “awesome”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| パネェ | パネェ panee | awesome; amazing; incredible |
| 恐るべし | おそるべし osorubeshi | awesome; incredible |
| 最の高 | さいのこう sainokou | awesome; the best |
| 卍 | まんじ manji | wow; yeah; ugh |
| ど偉い | どえらい doerai | immense; awesome; enormous |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 恐れ | おそれ osore | fear; horror; anxiety |
| 恐怖 | きょうふ kyoufu | fear; dread; dismay |
| 恐ろしい | おそろしい osoroshii | terrible; dreadful; terrifying |
| 恐らく | おそらく osoraku | probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood |
| 恐れる | おそれる osoreru | to fear; to be afraid of |
| 恐竜 | きょうりゅう kyouryuu | dinosaur |
| 多数 | たすう tasuu | large number (of); many |
| 多分 | たぶん tabun | probably; likely; perhaps |
See also: Chinese symbol for “awesome”.
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.