Japanese symbol for “anathema”
破門
はもん
Romaji: hamon
expulsion (of a pupil)
In Japanese, anathema is 破門, read はもん (hamon).
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
- n, vs, vt expulsion (of a pupil)
- n, vs, vt excommunication; anathema
- n, vs, vt expulsion (from a gang)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “anathema”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| アナテマ | アナテマ anatema | anathema |
| 嫌われ者 | きらわれもの kirawaremono | hated person; disliked person; person shunned by others |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 破壊 | はかい hakai | destruction; disruption |
| 突破 | とっぱ toppa | breaking through; breakthrough; penetration |
| 破産 | はさん hasan | bankruptcy; insolvency |
| 破る | やぶる yaburu | to tear; to rip; to break |
| 破損 | はそん hason | damage; breakage |
| 破片 | はへん hahen | fragment; broken piece; splinter |
| 専門 | せんもん senmon | speciality; specialty; special subject of study |
| 部門 | ぶもん bumon | division (of a larger group); branch; field |
See also: Chinese symbol for “anathema”.
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.