Japanese symbol for “overcrowding”
過密
かみつ
Romaji: kamitsu
overcrowding; congestion; overpopulation
In Japanese, overcrowding is 過密, read かみつ (kamitsu).
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
- adj-na, n overcrowding; congestion; overpopulation
- adj-na, n crammed (schedule); congested; busy; tight
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “overcrowding”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 輻輳 | ふくそう fukusou | congestion; overcrowding; pile-up |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 過去 | かこ kako | the past; bygone days |
| 過ぎ | すぎ sugi | past; after |
| 過程 | かてい katei | process; course; mechanism |
| 経過 | けいか keika | passage (of time); elapsing; lapse |
| 通過 | つうか tsuuka | passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); transit |
| 過剰 | かじょう kajou | excess; surplus; superabundance |
| 秘密 | ひみつ himitsu | secret; secrecy; confidentiality |
| 密度 | みつど mitsudo | density |
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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