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Japanese symbol for “blameless”

Romaji: muko
innocent; blameless; guiltless

In Japanese, blameless is , read (muko).

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-no, n innocent; blameless; guiltless

Kanji and stroke order

nothingness, none, ain't
on: ム、ブ
kun: な.い
12 strokes · JLPT 2
sin, crime
on: コ
kun: つみ
12 strokes

Other Japanese words for “blameless”

WordReadingMeaning
もんくのつけようがない monkunotsukeyouganaiblameless; above reproach; beyond reproach

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
むりょう muryoufree (of charge); gratuitous
むり muriunreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable
ぶじ bujisafety; security; peace
むだ mudafutility; waste; uselessness
むせん musenradio (communication)
むりやり muriyariforcibly; by force; against one's will

See also: Chinese symbol for “blameless”.

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.