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Japanese symbol for “collusion”

Romaji: kyoubou
conspiracy; collusion; complicity

In Japanese, collusion is , read (kyoubou).

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, vs, vt conspiracy; collusion; complicity

Kanji and stroke order

together, both, neither
on: キョウ
kun: とも、とも.に、-ども
6 strokes · JLPT 2
conspire, cheat, impose on
on: ボウ、ム
kun: はか.る、たばか.る、はかりごと
16 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “collusion”

WordReadingMeaning
だんごう dangoubid rigging; collusion (on contract bidding); (illegal) price-fixing agreement
けったく kettakuconspiracy; collusion
ゆちゃく yuchakucollusion; collusive relationship; cozy relationship
なれあい nareaicollusion; conspiracy
やごう yagouillicit union; collusion

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
きょうどう kyoudoucooperation; collaboration; association
きょうつう kyoutsuucommon; shared; mutual
こうきょう koukyoupublic (facilities, service, etc.); communal
ともに tomonitogether; jointly
きょうゆう kyouyuujoint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint)
きょうかん kyoukansympathy; empathy; response
むぼう muboureckless; thoughtless; rash
いんぼう inbouplot; intrigue; scheme

See also: Chinese symbol for “collusion”.

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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