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Japanese symbol for “blasphemous”

Romaji: boutokuteki
blasphemous; profane; sacrilegious

In Japanese, blasphemous is , read (boutokuteki).

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 blasphemous; profane; sacrilegious

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

risk, face, defy
on: ボウ
kun: おか.す
9 strokes · JLPT 1
defile, blaspheme, ditch
on: トク、トウ
kun: けが.す、けが.れ、みぞ
10 strokes
bull's eye, mark, target
on: テキ
kun: まと
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ぼうけん boukenadventure; venture
ぼうとう boutoubeginning; opening; start
おかす okasuto brave; to risk; to face
ぼうとく boutokublasphemy; profanity; sacrilege
かんぼう kanbou(common) cold
ぼうけんしゃ boukenshaadventurer
とくしん tokushinblasphemy
とくしょく tokushokucorruption (esp. by a government employee); bribery
もくてき mokutekipurpose; goal; aim

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.