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Japanese symbol for “overdose”

Romaji: karyou
overdose; overdosage

In Japanese, overdose is , read (karyou).

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. n overdose; overdosage

Kanji and stroke order

overdo, exceed, go beyond
on: カ
kun: す.ぎる、す.ごす、あやま.ち、あやま.つ
12 strokes · JLPT 2
quantity, measure, weight
on: リョウ
kun: はか.る
12 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “overdose”

WordReadingMeaning
かじょうせっしゅ kajousesshuoverdose; excessive consumption
オー・ディー oo・diioverdose; OD
オーバードーズ oobaadoozuoverdose

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
かこ kakothe past; bygone days
すぎ sugipast; after
かてい kateiprocess; course; mechanism
けいか keikapassage (of time); elapsing; lapse
つうか tsuukapassing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); transit
かじょう kajouexcess; surplus; superabundance
たいりょう tairyoularge quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
じゅうりょう juuryouweight

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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