Japanese symbol for “derogatory”
侮蔑的
ぶべつてき
Romaji: bubetsuteki
insulting; derogatory
In Japanese, derogatory is 侮蔑的, read ぶべつてき (bubetsuteki).
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-na insulting; derogatory
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 侮辱 | ぶじょく bujoku | insult; affront; slight |
| 侮蔑 | ぶべつ bubetsu | scorn; disdain; contempt |
| 侮る | あなどる anadoru | to disdain; to look down on; to make light of |
| 侮り | あなどり anadori | contempt; scorn |
| 軽侮 | けいぶ keibu | contempt; scorn |
| 侮言 | ぶげん bugen | insult |
| 軽蔑 | けいべつ keibetsu | contempt; scorn; disdain |
| 蔑視 | べっし besshi | contempt; derision; slight |
| 目的 | もくてき mokuteki | purpose; goal; aim |
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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