Japanese symbol for “banning”

非合法化

ひごうほうか

Romaji: higouhouka

banning (e.g. an organization); making something illegal

In Japanese, banning is 非合法化, read ひごうほうか (higouhouka).

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Meanings

n, vs banning (e.g. an organization); making something illegal

Kanji and stroke order

非

un-, mistake, negative

on: ヒ
kun: あら.ず

8 strokes · JLPT 2

合

fit, suit, join

on: ゴウ、ガッ、カッ
kun: あ.う、-あ.う、あ.い、あい-

6 strokes · JLPT 3

法

method, law, rule

on: ホウ、ハッ、ホッ、フラン
kun: のり

8 strokes · JLPT 2

化

change, take the form of, influence

on: カ、ケ
kun: ば.ける、ば.かす、ふ.ける、け.する

4 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
非常	ひじょう hijou	emergency
是非	ぜひ zehi	certainly; without fail
非難	ひなん hinan	criticism; blame; censure
非公式	ひこうしき hikoushiki	informal; unofficial
非公開	ひこうかい hikoukai	private; non-public; secret
非行	ひこう hikou	delinquency; misconduct
場合	ばあい baai	case; occasion; situation
試合	しあい shiai	match; game; bout
方法	ほうほう houhou	method; way; manner
文化	ぶんか bunka	culture; civilization; civilisation

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.