Japanese symbol for “underweight”
痩せすぎ
やせすぎ
Romaji: yasesugi
too thin; underweight
In Japanese, underweight is 痩せすぎ, read やせすぎ (yasesugi).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n too thin; underweight
Written forms: 痩せすぎ、痩せ過ぎ、やせ過ぎ. Readings: やせすぎ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “underweight”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 重量不足 | じゅうりょうぶそく juuryoubusoku | underweight |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 痩せる | やせる yaseru | to become thin; to lose weight; to slim |
| 痩せ | やせ yase | losing weight; slimming |
| 痩身 | そうしん soushin | slim figure; slender body |
| 痩せ地 | やせち yasechi | barren soil |
| 痩躯 | そうく souku | lean figure; slender figure |
| 痩果 | そうか souka | achene; akene; achenium |
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.