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Japanese symbol for “raving”

Romaji: gekishou
high praise; lavish praise; enthusiastic praise; raving (about)

In Japanese, raving is , read (gekishou).

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. n, vs, vt high praise; lavish praise; enthusiastic praise; raving (about)

Kanji and stroke order

violent, get excited, enraged
on: ゲキ
kun: はげ.しい
16 strokes · JLPT 1
prize, reward, praise
on: ショウ
kun: ほ.める
15 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しげき shigekistimulus; stimulation; irritation (esp. of the body, e.g. skin, eyes)
きゅうげき kyuugekisudden; abrupt; rapid
はげしい hageshiiviolent; furious; tempestuous
かんげき kangekideep emotion; impression; inspiration
かげき kagekiextreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language)
げきれい gekireiencouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
しょうきん shoukinprize money; monetary award; reward
かんしょう kanshouappreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)

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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