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Japanese symbol for “crowded”

Romaji: man'in
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only

In Japanese, crowded is , read (man'in).

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-no, n full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded

Kanji and stroke order

full, fullness, enough
on: マン、バン
kun: み.ちる、み.つ、み.たす
12 strokes · JLPT 2
employee, member, number
on: イン
10 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “crowded”

WordReadingMeaning
にぎやか nigiyakabustling; busy; crowded
みつ mitsudense; thick; crowded
もりだくさん moridakusanmany; plenty; varied
おすなおすな osunaosunacrowded (e.g. with people); overflowing
ところせましと tokorosemashitocrowded; packed; crammed

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
まんぞく manzokusatisfaction; contentment; gratification
ふまん fumandissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure
まんてん mantenperfect score; full marks
みたす mitasuto satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill
みまん mimanless than; under; below
ぜんいん zen'inall members; all hands; everyone
ぎいん giinmember of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament
いいん iincommittee member

See also: Chinese symbol for “crowded”.

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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