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Japanese symbol for “overloaded”

Romaji: teiin'oobaa
(being) over capacity; overloaded; overcrowded; overbooked

In Japanese, overloaded is , read (teiin'oobaa).

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Meanings

  1. adj-no, n (being) over capacity; overloaded; overcrowded; overbooked; oversubscribed

Kanji and stroke order

determine, fix, establish
on: テイ、ジョウ
kun: さだ.める、さだ.まる、さだ.か
8 strokes · JLPT 2
employee, member, number
on: イン
10 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
よてい yoteiplans; arrangement; schedule
けってい ketteidecision; determination
せってい setteiestablishment; creation; posing (a problem)
げんてい genteilimit; restriction
してい shiteidesignation; specification; assignment
とくてい tokuteispecific; particular; designated
ぜんいん zen'inall members; all hands; everyone
ぎいん giinmember of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament

See also: Chinese symbol for “overloaded”.

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.