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Japanese symbol for “immensely”

Romaji: sugoku
extremely; very; terribly; awfully

In Japanese, immensely is , read (sugoku).

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. adv extremely; very; terribly; awfully; tremendously; incredibly

Kanji and stroke order

uncanny, weird, threatening
on: セイ、サイ
kun: さむ.い、すご.い、すさ.まじい
10 strokes

Other Japanese words for “immensely”

WordReadingMeaning
バリ barivery; extremely; awfully
すっごく suggokuextremely; very; terribly
すごい sugoiawfully; very; immensely
ひとかたならず hitokatanarazuunusually; greatly; immensely

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
すごい sugoiterrible; dreadful
すさまじい susamajiiterrible; dreadful; awful
ものすごい monosugoiterrific; staggering; tremendous
すごうで sugouderemarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique
せいさん seisanghastly; gruesome; appalling

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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