Japanese symbol for “madly”

惚れた腫れた

ほれたはれた

Romaji: horetahareta

head over heels; madly (in love)

In Japanese, madly is 惚れた腫れた, read ほれたはれた (horetahareta).

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

exp head over heels; madly (in love)

Kanji and stroke order

惚

fall in love with, admire, grow senile

on: コツ
kun: ほけ.る、ぼ.ける、ほ.れる

11 strokes

腫

tumor, swelling

on: シュ、ショウ
kun: は.れる、は.れ、は.らす、はれもの

13 strokes

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
恍惚	こうこつ koukotsu	ecstasy; rapture; trance
惚れる	ほれる horeru	to fall in love (with); to fall for; to become enamored (with)
自惚れ	うぬぼれ unubore	conceit; vanity; pride
惚け	ぼけ boke	fool; idiot
自惚れる	うぬぼれる unuboreru	to be conceited
惚れ惚れ	ほれぼれ horebore	fondly; admiringly; with fascination
腫瘍	しゅよう shuyou	tumor; tumour; neoplasm
浮腫	むくみ mukumi	swelling; edema; oedema

See also: Chinese symbol for “madly”.

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.