Japanese symbol for “sympathetic”
情に厚い
じょうにあつい
Romaji: jouniatsui
compassionate; sympathetic
In Japanese, sympathetic is 情に厚い, read じょうにあつい (jouniatsui).
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Meanings
- adj-i, exp compassionate; sympathetic
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “sympathetic”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| シンパセティック | シンパセティック shinpasetikku | sympathetic |
| 物分かりの良い | ものわかりのいい monowakarinoii | sensible; perceptive; quick to understand |
| 物分かりが良い | ものわかりがいい monowakarigaii | sensible; perceptive; quick to understand |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 情報 | じょうほう jouhou | information; news; report |
| 感情 | かんじょう kanjou | emotion; feeling; feelings |
| 事情 | じじょう jijou | circumstances; conditions; situation |
| 表情 | ひょうじょう hyoujou | facial expression; countenance |
| 愛情 | あいじょう aijou | love; affection |
| 情熱 | じょうねつ jounetsu | passion; enthusiasm; zeal |
| 厚生 | こうせい kousei | welfare; public welfare; social welfare |
| 濃厚 | のうこう noukou | rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); heavy |
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.