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Japanese symbol for “fanatic”

Romaji: kichi
base (military, expedition, etc.)

In Japanese, fanatic is , read (kichi).

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. n base (military, expedition, etc.)
  2. n-suf enthusiast; maniac; fanatic; nut; freak

Kanji and stroke order

fundamentals, radical (chem), counter for machines
on: キ
kun: もと、もとい
11 strokes · JLPT 2
ground, earth
on: チ、ジ
6 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “fanatic”

WordReadingMeaning
しんじゃ shinjafanboy; fanatic; superfan
キチ kichienthusiast; maniac; fanatic
しんじゃ shinjafanboy; fanatic; superfan
きちがい kichigaimania; craze; obsession
きょうてき kyoutekiinsane; fanatic

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
きほん kihonbasics; fundamentals; basis
きじゅん kijunstandard; criterion; norm
きそ kisofoundation; basis
きばん kibanbase; basis; foundation
もとづく motozukuto be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on)
ちいき chiikiarea; region; district
ちきゅう chikyuuEarth; the globe
ちほう chihoudistrict; region; area

See also: Chinese symbol for “fanatic”.

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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