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Japanese symbol for “criticising”

Romaji: higi
blaming; criticizing; criticising

In Japanese, criticising is , read (higi).

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 blaming; criticizing; criticising

Kanji and stroke order

criticism, strike
on: ヒ
7 strokes · JLPT 2
deliberation, consultation, debate
on: ギ
20 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ひはん hihancriticism; judgement; judgment
ひひょう hihyoucriticism; critique; review
ひじゅん hijunratification
ひはんてき hihantekicritical; judgmental; censorious
じこひはん jikohihanself-criticism
むひはん muhihanuncritical; blind
ぎいん giinmember of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament
かいぎ kaigimeeting; conference; session

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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