Japanese symbol for “censure”
非難
ひなん
Romaji: hinan
criticism; blame; censure; attack
In Japanese, censure is 非難, read ひなん (hinan).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
Written forms: 非難、批難. Readings: ひなん.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “censure”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 糾弾 | きゅうだん kyuudan | censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack |
| 攻撃 | こうげき kougeki | criticism; censure; denunciation |
| 問責 | もんせき monseki | blame; censure; reproof |
| 咎める | とがめる togameru | to blame; to reproach; to censure |
| 咎め | とがめ togame | blame; censure; rebuke |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 非常 | ひじょう hijou | emergency |
| 是非 | ぜひ zehi | certainly; without fail |
| 非公式 | ひこうしき hikoushiki | informal; unofficial |
| 非公開 | ひこうかい hikoukai | private; non-public; secret |
| 非行 | ひこう hikou | delinquency; misconduct |
| 難しい | むずかしい muzukashii | difficult; hard; troublesome |
| 困難 | こんなん konnan | difficulty; hardship; trouble |
| 避難 | ひなん hinan | taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation |
See also: Chinese symbol for “censure”.
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.