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Japanese symbol for “deviant”

Romaji: ijousha
deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo

In Japanese, deviant is , read (ijousha).

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

  1. n deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo

Kanji and stroke order

uncommon, different, queerness
on: イ
kun: こと、こと.なる、け
11 strokes · JLPT 2
usual, ordinary, normal
on: ジョウ
kun: つね、とこ-
11 strokes · JLPT 2
someone, person
on: シャ
kun: もの
8 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “deviant”

WordReadingMeaning
へんしつしゃ henshitsushadegenerate; pervert; deviant
とうさくしゃ tousakushapervert; deviant
はみだしもの hamidashimonooutcast; misfit; deviant

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
いじょう ijouabnormal; unusual; extraordinary
いせい iseithe opposite sex
とくい tokuiunique; peculiar; singular
いどう idou(personnel) change; transfer; relocation
ことなる kotonaruto differ; to be different; to disagree
いたん itanheresy; nonconformism; heathenism
ひじょう hijouemergency
つうじょう tsuujouusual; ordinary; normal
かんじゃ kanjapatient

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.