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Japanese symbol for “precisely”

Romaji: do
extreme; ultra; mega; totally

In Japanese, precisely is , read (do).

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. pref extreme; ultra; mega; totally; very much; precisely
  2. pref damn; stupid; cursed

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

degrees, occurrence, time
on: ド、ト、タク
kun: たび、-た.い
9 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “precisely”

WordReadingMeaning
こそ kosoit is ... that ...; precisely; in particular
まさに masaniexactly; just; precisely
ちょうど choudoexactly; precisely; just
きちんと kichintoproperly; accurately; exactly
しょう shouexactly; precisely

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ていど teidodegree; amount; grade
こんど kondothis time; now
せいど seidosystem; institution; organization
ねんど nendofiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year
たいど taidoattitude; manner; behaviour
そくど sokudospeed; velocity; pace

See also: Chinese symbol for “precisely”.

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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