Japanese symbol for “alf”

動物解放戦線

どうぶつかいほうせんせん

Romaji: doubutsukaihousensen

Animal Liberation Front; ALF

In Japanese, alf is 動物解放戦線, read どうぶつかいほうせんせん (doubutsukaihousensen).

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Meanings

n Animal Liberation Front; ALF

Kanji and stroke order

動

move, motion, change

on: ドウ
kun: うご.く、うご.かす

11 strokes · JLPT 3

物

thing, object, matter

on: ブツ、モツ
kun: もの、もの-

8 strokes · JLPT 3

解

unravel, notes, key

on: カイ、ゲ
kun: と.く、と.かす、と.ける、ほど.く

13 strokes · JLPT 2

放

set free, release, fire

on: ホウ
kun: はな.す、-っぱな.し、はな.つ、はな.れる

8 strokes · JLPT 2

戦

war, battle, match

on: セン
kun: いくさ、たたか.う、おのの.く、そよ.ぐ

13 strokes · JLPT 2

線

line, track

on: セン
kun: すじ

15 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
活動	かつどう katsudou	activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation
行動	こうどう koudou	action; conduct; behaviour
運動	うんどう undou	exercise; physical training; workout
動物	どうぶつ doubutsu	animal
移動	いどう idou	movement; transfer; migration
自動	じどう jidou	automatic
人物	じんぶつ jinbutsu	person; character; figure
物語	ものがたり monogatari	story; tale; narrative
理解	りかい rikai	understanding; comprehension; appreciation
放送	ほうそう housou	broadcasting; broadcast; program
戦争	せんそう sensou	war
新幹線	しんかんせん shinkansen	Shinkansen; bullet train

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.