Japanese symbol for “blackmail”
脅迫
きょうはく
Romaji: kyouhaku
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
In Japanese, blackmail is 脅迫, read きょうはく (kyouhaku).
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 threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “blackmail”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 恐喝 | きょうかつ kyoukatsu | blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money) |
| 強請り | ゆすり yusuri | blackmail; extortion; racketeering |
| 強請 | きょうせい kyousei | blackmail; extortion; coercion |
| 強請 | もがり mogari | blackmail; extortion; coercion |
| 集り | たかり takari | extortion; blackmail; shakedown |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 脅威 | きょうい kyoui | threat; menace |
| 脅かす | おどかす odokasu | to threaten; to menace; to intimidate |
| 脅し | おどし odoshi | threat |
| 脅す | おどす odosu | to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing) |
| 脅かし | おどかし odokashi | threat |
| 迫る | せまる semaru | to approach; to draw near; to be imminent |
| 迫力 | はくりょく hakuryoku | impressiveness; impact; force |
| 圧迫 | あっぱく appaku | pressure |
See also: Chinese symbol for “blackmail”.
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.