Japanese symbol for “sufficiency”

充足

じゅうそく

Romaji: juusoku

sufficiency

In Japanese, sufficiency is 充足, read じゅうそく (juusoku).

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

n, vi, vs sufficiency

Kanji and stroke order

充

allot, fill

on: ジュウ
kun: あ.てる、み.たす

6 strokes · JLPT 1

足

leg, foot, be sufficient

on: ソク
kun: あし、た.りる、た.る、た.す

7 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
充実	じゅうじつ juujitsu	fullness; completeness; perfection
補充	ほじゅう hojuu	replenishment; supplementation; supplement
充電	じゅうでん juuden	charging (electrically)
拡充	かくじゅう kakujuu	expansion
充満	じゅうまん juuman	being filled with; being full of; permeation
充てる	あてる ateru	to assign; to set aside
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.