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Japanese symbol for “heartfelt”

Romaji: tsuusetsu
keen; acute; heartfelt

In Japanese, heartfelt is , read (tsuusetsu).

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 keen; acute; heartfelt

Kanji and stroke order

pain, hurt, damage
on: ツウ
kun: いた.い、いた.む、いた.ましい、いた.める
12 strokes · JLPT 2
cut, cutoff, be sharp
on: セツ、サイ
kun: き.る、-き.る、き.り、-き.り
4 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “heartfelt”

WordReadingMeaning
まんぷく manpukucomplete; total; full
まんこう mankouheartfelt; sincere; wholehearted
こころより kokoroyoriheartfelt
ハートフル haatofuruheart-warming; kind-hearted; warm-hearted
しんこう shinkoudeeply sincere; profound; heartfelt

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
いたみ itamipain; ache; soreness
いたい itaipainful; sore
ずつう zutsuuheadache
くつう kutsuupain; agony; suffering
つうれつ tsuuretsusevere; bitter; scathing
つうかん tsuukanfeeling keenly; fully realizing
たいせつ taisetsuimportant; significant; serious
いっさい issaiall; everything; entirety

See also: Chinese symbol for “heartfelt”.

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.