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Japanese symbol for “exhaustive”

Romaji: tetteiteki
thorough; exhaustive; complete

In Japanese, exhaustive is , read (tetteiteki).

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 thorough; exhaustive; complete

Kanji and stroke order

penetrate, clear, pierce
on: テツ
15 strokes · JLPT 1
bottom, sole, depth
on: テイ
kun: そこ
8 strokes · JLPT 2
bull's eye, mark, target
on: テキ
kun: まと
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “exhaustive”

WordReadingMeaning
じゅうにぶん juunibunmore than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
しょうもうてき shoumoutekiexhaustive
もうらてき mouratekicomprehensive; exhaustive; cyclopedic

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
てってい tetteithoroughness; completeness; consistency
てつや tetsuyastaying up all night
てっする tessuruto penetrate; to sink in
れいてつ reitetsucool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
かんてつ kantetsuaccomplishment; realization; attainment
かいてい kaiteibottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed
とうてい toutei(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all
こんてい konteiroot; basis; foundation
もくてき mokutekipurpose; goal; aim

See also: Chinese symbol for “exhaustive”.

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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