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Japanese symbol for “excessively”

Romaji: amarini
too (much); overly; excessively

In Japanese, excessively is , read (amarini).

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 too (much); overly; excessively

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

too much, myself, surplus
on: ヨ
kun: あま.る、あま.り、あま.す、あんま.り
7 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “excessively”

WordReadingMeaning
むしょうに mushounivery much; intensely; overwhelmingly
あまり amaritoo much; excessively; overly
むちゃ muchavery; extremely; excessively
ゴテゴテ gotegotethickly; heavily; profusely
むちゃくちゃ muchakuchavery; extremely; excessively

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
よゆう yoyuusurplus; margin; leeway
よけい yokeiextra; more; too much
よち yochispace; room; unused land
あまり amariremainder; remnant; rest
あまる amaruto remain; to be left over; to be in excess
よか yokaleisure; leisure time; spare time

See also: Chinese symbol for “excessively”.

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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