Japanese symbol for “intimately”
深く
ふかく
Romaji: fukaku
deeply; intimately; heartily; sincerely
In Japanese, intimately is 深く, read ふかく (fukaku).
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Meanings
- adv deeply; intimately; heartily; sincerely; profoundly
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “intimately”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 親しく | したしく shitashiku | closely; intimately |
| しんみり | しんみり shinmiri | quietly; softly; seriously |
| 膝を交えて | ひざをまじえて hizaomajiete | intimately; sitting knee to knee |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 深刻 | しんこく shinkoku | serious; severe; grave |
| 深い | ふかい fukai | deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.) |
| 深夜 | しんや shin'ya | late at night |
| 深める | ふかめる fukameru | to deepen; to heighten; to intensify |
| 興味深い | きょうみぶかい kyoumibukai | very interesting; of great interest |
| 深み | ふかみ fukami | deep place; depths |
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.