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Japanese symbol for “fairly”

Romaji: zuibun
very; extremely; surprisingly; fairly

In Japanese, fairly is , read (zuibun).

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, adv-to very; extremely; surprisingly; fairly; quite; considerably
  2. adj-na terrible; horrid; contemptible; reprehensible
  3. adj-na remarkable; extraordinary

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
part, minute of time, segment
on: ブン、フン、ブ
kun: わ.ける、わ.け、わ.かれる、わ.かる
4 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “fairly”

WordReadingMeaning
どうどう doudoufairly; squarely; unreservedly
けっこう kekkourather; quite; fairly
そうとう soutouconsiderably; rather; quite
わりに warinicomparatively; relatively; fairly
そこそこ sokosokoreasonably; fairly; all right

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ずいじ zuijiwhenever necessary; as needed; as required
ずいひつ zuihitsuessays; miscellaneous writings; literary jottings
ずいしょ zuishoeverywhere; all over the place; here and there
ついずい tsuizuifollowing (in the footsteps of)
ずいい zuiivoluntary; optional; free
じぶん jibunmyself; yourself; oneself
ぶぶん bubunportion; section; part
きぶん kibunfeeling; mood

See also: Chinese symbol for “fairly”.

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.