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Japanese symbol for “excited”

Romaji: yakki
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up

In Japanese, excited is , read (yakki).

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-na, n desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager

Kanji and stroke order

leap, dance, skip
on: ヤク
kun: おど.る
21 strokes · JLPT 1
rouse, wake up, get up
on: キ
kun: お.きる、お.こる、お.こす、おこ.す
10 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “excited”

WordReadingMeaning
ギンギン ginginecstatic; excited; wild
ぞくぞく zokuzokuthrilled; excited
のりのり norinoriin high spirits; excited; energetic
ハイテンション haitenshonexcited; enthusiastic; hyped

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
かつやく katsuyakuactivity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation
ひやく hiyakuleap; jump
やくしん yakushinmaking rapid progress; making great advances; rush
ちょうやく chouyakujump; leap; skip
いちやく ichiyakusuddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately
やくどう yakudoulively motion; throb
きそ kisoprosecution; indictment
おこる okoruto occur; to happen

See also: Chinese symbol for “excited”.

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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