Japanese symbol for “overcharge”
ぼる
ぼる
Romaji: boru
to rip (someone) off; to overcharge; to ask a high price
In Japanese, overcharge is ぼる (boru).
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Meanings
- v5r, vi, vt to rip (someone) off; to overcharge; to ask a high price
Other Japanese words for “overcharge”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 付け掛け | つけかけ tsukekake | overcharge |
| ぼっ手繰る | ぼったくる bottakuru | to overcharge; to rip off |
| 打っ手繰る | ぶったくる buttakuru | to overcharge; to rip off; to rob |
| 過充電 | かじゅうでん kajuuden | overcharging (e.g. a battery); overcharge |
| 吹きかける | ふきかける fukikakeru | to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price); to overcharge |
See also: Chinese symbol for “overcharge”.
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.