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Japanese symbol for “conqueror”

Romaji: hasha
supreme ruler; conqueror

In Japanese, conqueror is , read (hasha).

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Meanings

  1. n supreme ruler; conqueror
  2. n champion; winner; titleholder

Kanji and stroke order

hegemony, supremacy, leadership
on: ハ、ハク
kun: はたがしら
19 strokes · JLPT 1
someone, person
on: シャ
kun: もの
8 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “conqueror”

WordReadingMeaning
せいふくしゃ seifukushaconqueror
はどう hadou(way of the) conqueror; path of supremacy
しょうりしゃ shourishawinner; victor; conqueror
せんしょうしゃ senshoushavictor; victor troops; conqueror

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
れんぱ renpasuccessive championships
せいは seihaconquest; domination; supremacy
はけん hakenhegemony
はき hakispirit; drive; vigour
なは nahaNaha (city in Okinawa)
かんじゃ kanjapatient
きしゃ kishareporter; journalist
ぎょうしゃ gyoushatrader; dealer; businessperson

See also: Chinese symbol for “conqueror”.

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.