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Japanese symbol for “enthusiastically”

Romaji: ikioiyoku
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically

In Japanese, enthusiastically is , read (ikioiyoku).

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 vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

forces, energy, military strength
on: セイ、ゼイ
kun: いきお.い、はずみ
13 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “enthusiastically”

WordReadingMeaning
さかんに sakanniactively; energetically; heartily
けいきよく keikiyokuwith gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically
もりもり morimorienergetically; vigorously; (working) hard
パーッと paattowith energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しせい shiseiposture; pose; position
せいりょく seiryokuinfluence; power; might
いきおい ikioiforce; vigor; vigour
おおぜい oozeicrowd of people; great number of people
じょうせい jouseistate of things; state of affairs; situation
たいせい taiseiattitude; posture; preparedness

See also: Chinese symbol for “enthusiastically”.

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.