Japanese symbol for “defiance”
挑戦
ちょうせん
Romaji: chousen
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt
In Japanese, defiance is 挑戦, read ちょうせん (chousen).
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
- n, vi, vs challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “defiance”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 反抗 | はんこう hankou | opposition; resistance; insubordination |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 挑発 | ちょうはつ chouhatsu | provocation; stirring up; arousal |
| 挑む | いどむ idomu | to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to contend for |
| 挑発的 | ちょうはつてき chouhatsuteki | provocative; incendiary; inflammatory |
| 初挑戦 | はつちょうせん hatsuchousen | first challenge; first try |
| 挑戦者 | ちょうせんしゃ chousensha | challenger |
| 戦争 | せんそう sensou | war |
| 戦い | たたかい tatakai | battle; war; fight |
| 作戦 | さくせん sakusen | tactics; strategy |
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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