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Japanese symbol for “everywhere”

Romaji: zuisho
everywhere; all over the place; here and there; at every turn

In Japanese, everywhere is , read (zuisho).

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 everywhere; all over the place; here and there; at every turn

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

follow, though, notwithstanding
on: ズイ
kun: まにま.に、したが.う
12 strokes · JLPT 1
place, extent
on: ショ
kun: ところ、-ところ、どころ、とこ
8 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “everywhere”

WordReadingMeaning
ほうぼう houbouhere and there; this way and that way; everywhere
いたるところ itarutokoroeverywhere; all over; throughout
しほうはっぽう shihouhappouall directions; every direction; all sides
あまねく amanekuwidely; extensively; far and wide
どこも dokomoeverywhere; wherever

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ずいぶん zuibunvery; extremely; surprisingly
ずいじ zuijiwhenever necessary; as needed; as required
ずいひつ zuihitsuessays; miscellaneous writings; literary jottings
ついずい tsuizuifollowing (in the footsteps of)
ずいい zuiivoluntary; optional; free
ばしょ bashoplace; location; spot
じむしょ jimushooffice
しょゆう shoyuupossession; ownership

See also: Chinese symbol for “everywhere”.

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.