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Japanese symbol for “biased”

Romaji: henkouteki
biased; prejudiced; tendentious

In Japanese, biased is , read (henkouteki).

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. adj-na biased; prejudiced; tendentious

Kanji and stroke order

partial, side, left-side radical
on: ヘン
kun: かたよ.る
11 strokes · JLPT 1
yonder, facing, beyond
on: コウ
kun: む.く、む.い、-む.き、む.ける
6 strokes · JLPT 2
bull's eye, mark, target
on: テキ
kun: まと
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
へんけん henkenprejudice; bias; distorted view
へんこう henkoupropensity; tendency; inclination
かたより katayorideviation; inclination; offset
かたよる katayoruto lean (to one side); to incline
へんちょう henchouattaching too much importance to; placing disproportionate emphasis on; making too much of
へんしょく henshokuunbalanced diet
ほうこう houkoudirection; orientation; bearing
けいこう keikoutendency; trend; inclination
もくてき mokutekipurpose; goal; aim

See also: Chinese symbol for “biased”.

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.

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