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Japanese symbol for “obviously”

Romaji: iumademonaku
obviously; as we all know; needless to say; of course

In Japanese, obviously is , read (iumademonaku).

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. exp obviously; as we all know; needless to say; of course; it goes without saying

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

say, word
on: ゲン、ゴン
kun: い.う、こと
7 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “obviously”

WordReadingMeaning
あたりきしゃりき atarikisharikiobviously; of course; it goes without saying
あたりき atarikiobviously; of course; it goes without saying
みるから mirukaraat a glance; obviously
どうかんがえても doukangaetemono matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly
へいとして heitoshiteclearly; evidently; obviously

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
いう iuto say; to utter; to declare
ことば kotobalanguage; dialect
はつげん hatsugenstatement; remark; observation
せんげん sengendeclaration; proclamation; announcement
げんご gengolanguage
ひとこと hitokotosingle word; a few words; brief comment

See also: Chinese symbol for “obviously”.

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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