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Japanese symbol for “exacerbate”

Romaji: tsunorasu
to exacerbate; to exasperate

In Japanese, exacerbate is , read (tsunorasu).

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. v5s to exacerbate; to exasperate

Kanji and stroke order

recruit, campaign, gather (contributions)
on: ボ
kun: つの.る
12 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “exacerbate”

WordReadingMeaning
かどをたてる kadootateruto worsen (the situation); to exacerbate; to aggravate

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ぼしゅう boshuurecruitment; invitation; selection
おうぼ ouboapplication; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.)
つのる tsunoruto become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent
ぼきん bokinfundraising; collection of contributions
こうぼ koubopublic appeal (e.g. for contributions); public advertisement (of a post); open recruitment
きゅうぼ kyuubohurried recruitment; urgent recruitment

See also: Chinese symbol for “exacerbate”.

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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