Japanese symbol for “overlapping”
重複
ちょうふく
Romaji: choufuku
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy
In Japanese, overlapping is 重複, read ちょうふく (choufuku).
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-no, n, vi duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration
Written forms: 重複、重復. Readings: ちょうふく、じゅうふく.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “overlapping”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 重なり | かさなり kasanari | overlapping; piling; stacking |
| アタリ | アタリ atari | collision; overlapping (e.g. of two objects in a video game) |
| 瓦状 | かわらじょう kawarajou | imbricate; tegular; overlapping |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 重要 | じゅうよう juuyou | important; essential; significant |
| 体重 | たいじゅう taijuu | (body) weight |
| 貴重 | きちょう kichou | precious; valuable |
| 重視 | じゅうし juushi | regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of |
| 重大 | じゅうだい juudai | serious; important; significant |
| 重量 | じゅうりょう juuryou | weight |
| 複数 | ふくすう fukusuu | plural; multiple |
| 複雑 | ふくざつ fukuzatsu | complex; complicated; intricate |
See also: Chinese symbol for “overlapping”.
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