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
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.
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