Japanese symbol for “literally”
文字通り
もじどおり
Romaji: mojidoori
literally; to the letter
In Japanese, literally is 文字通り, read もじどおり (mojidoori).
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Meanings
- adv literally; to the letter
- adj-no literal
Written forms: 文字通り、文字どおり、文字どうり. Readings: もじどおり.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “literally”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一字一句 | いちじいっく ichijiikku | word for word; verbatim; literally |
| 言葉通り | ことばどおり kotobadoori | as stated; verbatim; literally |
| 読んで字のごとく | よんでじのごとく yondejinogotoku | literally; self-explanatorily |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 文化 | ぶんか bunka | culture; civilization; civilisation |
| 文字 | もじ moji | letter (of an alphabet); character |
| 注文 | ちゅうもん chuumon | order (for an item) |
| 文書 | ぶんしょ bunsho | document; writing; letter |
| 文章 | ぶんしょう bunshou | writing; composition; essay |
| 論文 | ろんぶん ronbun | thesis; essay; treatise |
| 数字 | すうじ suuji | numeral; digit; numeric character |
| 漢字 | かんじ kanji | kanji; Chinese character |
| 普通 | ふつう futsuu | normal; ordinary; regular |
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.