Japanese symbol for “hyperactivity”
多動
たどう
Romaji: tadou
hyperactivity (of a child)
In Japanese, hyperactivity is 多動, read たどう (tadou).
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Meanings
- n hyperactivity (of a child)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “hyperactivity”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 過剰行動 | かじょうこうどう kajoukoudou | hyperactivity; excess activity |
| 活動過多 | かつどうかた katsudoukata | hyperactivity |
| 活動過剰 | かつどうかじょう katsudoukajou | hyperactivity; overactivity |
| 多動症 | たどうしょう tadoushou | hyperactivity (of a child); hyperkinesis |
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 |
| 活動 | かつどう katsudou | activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation |
| 行動 | こうどう koudou | action; conduct; behaviour |
See also: Chinese symbol for “hyperactivity”.
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.