Japanese symbol for “hopelessly”
如何にも
どうにも
Romaji: dounimo
(not) in any way; in no way; at all
In Japanese, hopelessly is 如何にも, read どうにも (dounimo).
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
- adv (not) in any way; in no way; at all
- adv terribly; awfully; hopelessly
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 欠如 | けつじょ ketsujo | lack; absence; shortage |
| 突如 | とつじょ totsujo | suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly |
| 如何 | どう dou | how; in what way; how about |
| 如実 | にょじつ nyojitsu | reality; actuality; actual conditions |
| 如来 | にょらい nyorai | Tathagata; perfected one (suffix of high-ranking Buddhist deities) |
| 何とか | なんとか nantoka | something; something or other; so-and-so |
| 何で | なんで nande | why?; what for? |
| 何より | なにより naniyori | above anything else; above all; more than anything |
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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