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Japanese symbol for “activism”

Romaji: sekkyokukoudoushugi
activism

In Japanese, activism is , read (sekkyokukoudoushugi).

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 activism

Kanji and stroke order

volume, product (x*y), acreage
on: セキ
kun: つ.む、-づ.み、つ.もる、つ.もり
16 strokes · JLPT 2
extreme, pole, extremely
on: キョク、ゴク
kun: きわ.める、きわ.まる、きわ.まり、きわ.み
12 strokes · JLPT 2
going, journey, carry out
on: コウ、ギョウ、アン
kun: い.く、ゆ.く、-ゆ.き、-ゆき
6 strokes · JLPT 4
move, motion, change
on: ドウ
kun: うご.く、うご.かす
11 strokes · JLPT 3
lord, chief, master
on: シュ、ス、シュウ
kun: ぬし、おも、あるじ
5 strokes · JLPT 3
righteousness, justice, morality
on: ギ
13 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “activism”

WordReadingMeaning
アクティビズム akutibizumuactivism
こうどうしゅぎ koudoushugiactivism

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
めんせき mensekiarea (measurement); square measure; size (of land)
せっきょく sekkyokuactive; positive; progressive
ちくせき chikusekiaccumulation; accumulate; store
つみたて tsumitatesaving; savings; accumulation
つむ tsumuto pile up; to stack
みつもり mitsumoriestimate; estimation; valuation
きょくたん kyokutanextreme; extremity
きゅうきょく kyuukyokuultimate; final; last
こうどう koudouaction; conduct; behaviour
かつどう katsudouactivity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation
しゅぎ shugidoctrine; rule; principle
せいぎ seigijustice; right; righteousness

See also: Chinese symbol for “activism”.

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.