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Japanese symbol for “congested”

Romaji: kamitsu
overcrowding; congestion; overpopulation

In Japanese, congested is , read (kamitsu).

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, n overcrowding; congestion; overpopulation
  2. adj-na, n crammed (schedule); congested; busy; tight

Kanji and stroke order

overdo, exceed, go beyond
on: カ
kun: す.ぎる、す.ごす、あやま.ち、あやま.つ
12 strokes · JLPT 2
secrecy, density (pop), minuteness
on: ミツ
kun: ひそ.か
11 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “congested”

WordReadingMeaning
ちょうまんいん chouman'inovercrowded; congested

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
かこ kakothe past; bygone days
すぎ sugipast; after
かてい kateiprocess; course; mechanism
けいか keikapassage (of time); elapsing; lapse
つうか tsuukapassing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); transit
かじょう kajouexcess; surplus; superabundance
ひみつ himitsusecret; secrecy; confidentiality
みつど mitsudodensity

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.

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