Japanese symbol for “barbarity”
不道
ふどう
Romaji: fudou
inhuman; immoral; unreasonable; outrageous
In Japanese, barbarity is 不道, read ふどう (fudou).
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Meanings
- adj-na, n inhuman; immoral; unreasonable; outrageous; wicked
- n barbarity (one of the eight unpardonable crimes, incl. killing three people in one family, or dismembering a corpse)
Written forms: 不道. Readings: ふどう、ぶどう、ぶとう.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不明 | ふめい fumei | unclear; obscure; indistinct |
| 不安 | ふあん fuan | anxiety; uneasiness; worry |
| 不足 | ふそく fusoku | insufficiency; deficiency; shortage |
| 不満 | ふまん fuman | dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure |
| 不可能 | ふかのう fukanou | impossible |
| 不思議 | ふしぎ fushigi | wonderful; marvelous; strange |
| 報道 | ほうどう houdou | report (of news); reporting; news |
| 道路 | どうろ douro | road; highway |
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.