Japanese symbol for “hefty”

多額

たがく

Romaji: tagaku

large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive

In Japanese, hefty is 多額, read たがく (tagaku).

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

adj-na, adj-no, n large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive

Kanji and stroke order

多

many, frequent, much

on: タ
kun: おお.い、まさ.に、まさ.る

6 strokes · JLPT 4

額

forehead, tablet, plaque

on: ガク
kun: ひたい

18 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “hefty”

Word	Reading	Meaning
ごんぶと	ごんぶと gonbuto	thick; fat; chubby

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
多数	たすう tasuu	large number (of); many
多分	たぶん tabun	probably; likely; perhaps
多様	たよう tayou	diverse; various
多少	たしょう tashou	a little; some; somewhat
多い	おおい ooi	many; numerous; a lot
多大	ただい tadai	great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous
金額	きんがく kingaku	amount of money; sum
総額	そうがく sougaku	total amount (of money); total sum; sum total

See also: Chinese symbol for “hefty”.

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