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Japanese symbol for “intimately”

Romaji: fukaku
deeply; intimately; heartily; sincerely

In Japanese, intimately is , read (fukaku).

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 deeply; intimately; heartily; sincerely; profoundly

Kanji and stroke order

deep, heighten, intensify
on: シン
kun: ふか.い、-ぶか.い、ふか.まる、ふか.める
11 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “intimately”

WordReadingMeaning
したしく shitashikuclosely; intimately
しんみり shinmiriquietly; softly; seriously
ひざをまじえて hizaomajieteintimately; sitting knee to knee

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しんこく shinkokuserious; severe; grave
ふかい fukaideep (hole, forest, snow, etc.)
しんや shin'yalate at night
ふかめる fukameruto deepen; to heighten; to intensify
きょうみぶかい kyoumibukaivery interesting; of great interest
ふかみ fukamideep 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.

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