Japanese symbol for “overconfident”
自信過剰
じしんかじょう
Romaji: jishinkajou
overconfident; presumptuous
In Japanese, overconfident is 自信過剰, read じしんかじょう (jishinkajou).
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Meanings
- adj-na, adj-no, n overconfident; presumptuous
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 自分 | じぶん jibun | myself; yourself; oneself |
| 自身 | じしん jishin | (one's) self; oneself; yourself |
| 自由 | じゆう jiyuu | freedom; liberty |
| 自然 | しぜん shizen | nature |
| 自己 | じこ jiko | self; oneself |
| 自動 | じどう jidou | automatic |
| 通信 | つうしん tsuushin | correspondence; communication; transmission |
| 信頼 | しんらい shinrai | trust (in); confidence; faith |
| 過去 | かこ kako | the past; bygone days |
| 過剰 | かじょう kajou | excess; surplus; superabundance |
See also: Chinese symbol for “overconfident”.
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