Japanese symbol for “demilitarized”
非武装
ひぶそう
Romaji: hibusou
demilitarization; demilitarisation
In Japanese, demilitarized is 非武装, read ひぶそう (hibusou).
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Meanings
- n demilitarization; demilitarisation
- adj-no demilitarized; demilitarised; unarmed; weaponless
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 非常 | ひじょう hijou | emergency |
| 是非 | ぜひ zehi | certainly; without fail |
| 非難 | ひなん hinan | criticism; blame; censure |
| 非公式 | ひこうしき hikoushiki | informal; unofficial |
| 非公開 | ひこうかい hikoukai | private; non-public; secret |
| 非行 | ひこう hikou | delinquency; misconduct |
| 武器 | ぶき buki | weapon; arms; ordnance |
| 武装 | ぶそう busou | arms; armament; taking up arms |
| 装置 | そうち souchi | equipment; device; installation |
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.