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Japanese symbol for “obesity”

Romaji: himan
corpulence; fatness; obesity

In Japanese, obesity is , read (himan).

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-no, n, vi corpulence; fatness; obesity

Kanji and stroke order

fertilizer, get fat, fertile
on: ヒ
kun: こ.える、こえ、こ.やす、こ.やし
8 strokes · JLPT 1
full, fullness, enough
on: マン、バン
kun: み.ちる、み.つ、み.たす
12 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “obesity”

WordReadingMeaning
ひまんしょう himanshouobesity
しぼうかたしょう shiboukatashouobesity; adiposis; adiposity
ひはん hihanobesity
しぼうかた shiboukataobesity; excess of fat
かんろく kanrokucorpulence; obesity

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ひりょう hiryoumanure; fertilizer; fertiliser
ひだい hidaiswelling; enlargement; becoming fat
たいひ taihicompost; manure
こやし koyashimanure; night soil; dung
こやす koyasuto fertilize; to fertilise; to manure
まんぞく manzokusatisfaction; contentment; gratification
ふまん fumandissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure
まんてん mantenperfect score; full marks

See also: Chinese symbol for “obesity”.

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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