Japanese symbol for “overwhelming”
圧倒的
あっとうてき
Romaji: attouteki
overwhelming
In Japanese, overwhelming is 圧倒的, read あっとうてき (attouteki).
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 overwhelming
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “overwhelming”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 風靡 | ふうび fuubi | overwhelming; conquering; dominating |
| 席巻 | せっけん sekken | sweeping (over, across); conquering; overwhelming |
| 忙殺 | ぼうさつ bousatsu | overloading (someone; with work); overworking (someone); overwhelming |
| 雄視 | ゆうし yuushi | overwhelming; overpowering; prevailing |
| 蓋世 | がいせい gaisei | matchless (heroism, spirit, resolve, etc.); peerless; overwhelming |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 圧力 | あつりょく atsuryoku | pressure |
| 気圧 | きあつ kiatsu | atmospheric pressure; air pressure |
| 圧縮 | あっしゅく asshuku | compression |
| 血圧 | けつあつ ketsuatsu | blood pressure |
| 弾圧 | だんあつ dan'atsu | oppression; suppression; pressure |
| 面倒 | めんどう mendou | trouble; bother |
| 倒産 | とうさん tousan | (corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure |
| 倒れる | たおれる taoreru | to fall (over, down); to collapse; to take a fall |
| 目的 | もくてき mokuteki | purpose; goal; aim |
See also: Chinese symbol for “overwhelming”.
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.