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Japanese symbol for “abuser”

Romaji: gyakutaisha
abuser (of a person or animal)

In Japanese, abuser is , read (gyakutaisha).

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 abuser (of a person or animal)

Kanji and stroke order

tyrannize, oppress
on: ギャク
kun: しいた.げる
9 strokes · JLPT 1
wait, depend on
on: タイ
kun: ま.つ、-ま.ち
9 strokes · JLPT 3
someone, person
on: シャ
kun: もの
8 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ぎゃくさつ gyakusatsuslaughter; massacre
ぎゃくたい gyakutaiabuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment
ざんぎゃく zangyakucruel; brutal; savage
いじめ ijimebullying; teasing
ぼうぎゃく bougyakutyranny; atrocity
じぎゃく jigyakuself-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
きたい kitaiexpectation; anticipation; hope
しょうたい shoutaiinvitation
かんじゃ kanjapatient

See also: Chinese symbol for “abuser”.

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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