Japanese symbol for “overflow”
溢れる
あふれる
Romaji: afureru
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
In Japanese, overflow is 溢れる, read あふれる (afureru).
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Meanings
- v1, vi to overflow; to brim over; to flood
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “overflow”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 溢れ | あふれ afure | overflow |
| 埋まる | うまる umaru | to overflow; to be crowded; to be filled |
| 零れる | こぼれる koboreru | to spill; to fall out of; to overflow |
| 充溢 | じゅういつ juuitsu | overflow; abundance; exuberance |
| 漲る | みなぎる minagiru | to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 溢れ | あふれ afure | overflow |
| 脳溢血 | のういっけつ nouikketsu | cerebral hemorrhage |
| 横溢 | おういつ ouitsu | overflowing; inundation |
See also: Chinese symbol for “overflow”.
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.