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Japanese symbol for “spillway”

Romaji: yosuihaki
spillway

In Japanese, spillway is , read (yosuihaki).

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 spillway

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

too much, myself, surplus
on: ヨ
kun: あま.る、あま.り、あま.す、あんま.り
7 strokes · JLPT 2
water
on: スイ
kun: みず、みず-
4 strokes · JLPT 4
spit, vomit, belch
on: ト
kun: は.く、つ.く
6 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “spillway”

WordReadingMeaning
よすいろ yosuirospillway
こうずいばき kouzuibakispillway (esp. for floodwater management)
はきぐち hakiguchioutlet (for water or gas); spillway

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
よゆう yoyuusurplus; margin; leeway
よけい yokeiextra; more; too much
よち yochispace; room; unused land
あまり amariremainder; remnant; rest
あまる amaruto remain; to be left over; to be in excess
よか yokaleisure; leisure time; spare time
みずぎ mizugibathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
すいじゅん suijunlevel; standard
はきけ hakikenausea; feeling like throwing up; feeling sick

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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