Japanese symbol for “counterintelligence”
防諜
ぼうちょう
Romaji: bouchou
counterintelligence; counterespionage
In Japanese, counterintelligence is 防諜, read ぼうちょう (bouchou).
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Meanings
- n counterintelligence; counterespionage
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “counterintelligence”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 反間 | はんかん hankan | counterintelligence |
| カウンターインテリジェンス | カウンターインテリジェンス kauntaainterijensu | counterintelligence |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 防衛 | ぼうえい bouei | defense; defence; protection |
| 防止 | ぼうし boushi | prevention; check |
| 予防 | よぼう yobou | prevention; protection (against); precaution |
| 防御 | ぼうぎょ bougyo | defense; defence; safeguard |
| 防災 | ぼうさい bousai | disaster preparedness; prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster; protection against disaster |
| 消防 | しょうぼう shoubou | fire fighting |
| 諜報 | ちょうほう chouhou | secret information; intelligence |
| 間諜 | かんちょう kanchou | spy; secret agent |
See also: Chinese symbol for “counterintelligence”.
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.