Japanese symbol for “flexibility”
余裕
よゆう
Romaji: yoyuu
surplus; margin; leeway; room
In Japanese, flexibility is 余裕, read よゆう (yoyuu).
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
- n surplus; margin; leeway; room; space; time
- n composure; placidity; complacency; calm
Written forms: 余裕、余猶. Readings: よゆう.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “flexibility”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 遊び | あそび asobi | flexibility (in a performance, art, etc.); freedom |
| 弾力 | だんりょく danryoku | elasticity; flexibility |
| 伸縮 | しんしゅく shinshuku | expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility |
| 融通 | ゆうずう yuuzuu | adaptability; versatility; flexibility |
| 軟性 | なんせい nansei | softness; flexibility; elasticity |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 余計 | よけい yokei | extra; more; too much |
| 余地 | よち yochi | space; room; unused land |
| 余り | あまり amari | remainder; remnant; rest |
| 余る | あまる amaru | to remain; to be left over; to be in excess |
| 余暇 | よか yoka | leisure; leisure time; spare time |
| 裕福 | ゆうふく yuufuku | wealthy; rich; affluent |
| 富裕 | ふゆう fuyuu | wealthy; rich; affluent |
| 余裕綽々 | よゆうしゃくしゃく yoyuushakushaku | calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare |
See also: Chinese symbol for “flexibility”.
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