Japanese symbol for “suffice”
事足りる
ことたりる
Romaji: kototariru
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
In Japanese, suffice is 事足りる, read ことたりる (kototariru).
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Meanings
- v1, vi to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
Written forms: 事足りる、こと足りる. Readings: ことたりる.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “suffice”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 事足る | ことたる kototaru | to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 仕事 | しごと shigoto | work; job; labor |
| 事件 | じけん jiken | event; affair; incident |
| 記事 | きじ kiji | article; news story; report |
| 事業 | じぎょう jigyou | business; enterprise; venture |
| 事故 | じこ jiko | accident; incident; trouble |
| 事実 | じじつ jijitsu | fact; truth; reality |
| 満足 | まんぞく manzoku | satisfaction; contentment; gratification |
| 不足 | ふそく fusoku | insufficiency; deficiency; shortage |
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.