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Japanese symbol for “melodramatic”

Romaji: merodoramateki
melodramatic

In Japanese, melodramatic is , read (merodoramateki).

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. adj-na melodramatic

Kanji and stroke order

bull's eye, mark, target
on: テキ
kun: まと
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
もくてき mokutekipurpose; goal; aim
ほうてき houtekilegal
ちてき chitekiintellectual
せいてき seitekisexual (i.e. relating to biological sex)
あっとうてき attoutekioverwhelming
てきかく tekikakuaccurate; precise; exact

See also: Chinese symbol for “melodramatic”.

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.