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Japanese symbol for “cramming”

Romaji: niwakabenkyou
cramming

In Japanese, cramming is , read (niwakabenkyou).

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. n cramming

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

exertion, endeavour, encourage
on: ベン
kun: つと.める
10 strokes · JLPT 3
strong
on: キョウ、ゴウ
kun: つよ.い、つよ.まる、つよ.める、し.いる
11 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “cramming”

WordReadingMeaning
つめこみべんきょう tsumekomibenkyoucramming (e.g. for an exam)
ぎゅうぎゅう gyuugyuupacking in tightly; cramming; squeezing
にわかじこみ niwakajikomihasty preparation; cramming; makeshift knowledge
もうべん moubenstudying hard; cramming
がりべん garibenstudying hard; cramming; swotting

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
べんきょう benkyoustudy
きんべん kinbendiligent; hard-working; industrious
べんがく bengakustudy; pursuit of knowledge
べんれい benreidiligence
べんきょうちゅう benkyouchuuwhile studying; presently studying
がりべん garibenperson who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot
きょうか kyoukastrengthening; intensifying; reinforcement
つよい tsuyoistrong; potent; competent

See also: Chinese symbol for “cramming”.

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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