Japanese symbol for “deadly”
必殺
ひっさつ
Romaji: hissatsu
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
In Japanese, deadly is 必殺, read ひっさつ (hissatsu).
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
- adj-no, n bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “deadly”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 命取り | いのちとり inochitori | fatal; deadly; mortal |
| 殺人的 | さつじんてき satsujinteki | horrible; deadly; punishing |
| 致死的 | ちしてき chishiteki | lethal; fatal; deadly |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 必要 | ひつよう hitsuyou | necessary; needed; essential |
| 必ず | かならず kanarazu | always; without exception; necessarily |
| 必死 | ひっし hisshi | frantic; frenetic; desperate |
| 必ずしも | かならずしも kanarazushimo | (not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely |
| 必須 | ひっす hissu | indispensable; essential; requisite |
| 必然 | ひつぜん hitsuzen | inevitable; necessary; certain |
| 殺人 | さつじん satsujin | murder; homicide; manslaughter |
| 自殺 | じさつ jisatsu | suicide |
See also: Chinese symbol for “deadly”.
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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