Japanese symbol for “obsessively”
我利我利
がりがり
Romaji: garigari
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely
In Japanese, obsessively is 我利我利, read がりがり (garigari).
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Meanings
- adv, adv-to focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely
- adj-na selfish; self-serving
Written forms: 我利我利. Readings: がりがり、ガリガリ.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 我々 | われわれ wareware | we |
| 我慢 | がまん gaman | endurance; patience; perseverance |
| 我が | わが waga | my; our; one's own |
| 我が家 | わがや wagaya | one's house; one's home; one's family |
| 自我 | じが jiga | ego |
| 我ら | われら warera | we; us |
| 利用 | りよう riyou | use; utilization; utilisation |
| 勝利 | しょうり shouri | victory; triumph; win |
| 権利 | けんり kenri | right; privilege |
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.