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Japanese symbol for “cabal”

Romaji: totou
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique

In Japanese, cabal is , read (totou).

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. n, vi, vs conspirators; faction; cabal; clique

Kanji and stroke order

on foot, junior, emptiness
on: ト
kun: いたずら、あだ
10 strokes · JLPT 2
party, faction, clique
on: トウ
kun: なかま、むら
10 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “cabal”

WordReadingMeaning
カバール kabaarucabal
いんぼうだん inboudancabal

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
せいと seitopupil; student; schoolchild
とほ tohowalking; going on foot
きょうと kyoutobeliever; adherent
しと shitoapostle; disciple
しんと shintolayman; believer; adherent
がくと gakutostudent; follower; students and pupils
せいとう seitoupolitical party
やとう yatouopposition party; the opposition

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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