Japanese symbol for “deserter”
落ち武者
おちむしゃ
Romaji: ochimusha
fleeing soldier; warrior fleeing the battlefield; deserter
In Japanese, deserter is 落ち武者, read おちむしゃ (ochimusha).
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Meanings
- n fleeing soldier; warrior fleeing the battlefield; deserter
Written forms: 落ち武者、落武者. Readings: おちむしゃ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “deserter”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 脱走兵 | だっそうへい dassouhei | deserter |
| 脱営兵 | だつえいへい datsueihei | deserter |
| 脱落者 | だつらくしゃ datsurakusha | dropout; quitter; deserter |
| デクラッセ | デクラッセ dekurasse | dropout; quitter; deserter |
| 亡卒 | ぼうそつ bousotsu | deserter |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 落ちる | おちる ochiru | to fall; to drop; to come down |
| 落ち | おち ochi | slip; omission |
| 墜落 | ついらく tsuiraku | fall; crash (of an aircraft) |
| 落とす | おとす otosu | to drop; to lose; to let fall |
| 落語 | らくご rakugo | rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller) |
| 落下 | らっか rakka | fall; drop; descent |
| 武器 | ぶき buki | weapon; arms; ordnance |
| 武装 | ぶそう busou | arms; armament; taking up arms |
| 患者 | かんじゃ kanja | patient |
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.