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Japanese symbol for “disinterested”

Romaji: kouhei
fair; impartial; just; objective

In Japanese, disinterested is , read (kouhei).

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. adj-na fair; impartial; just; objective; disinterested; unprejudiced
  2. n fairness; impartiality; justice

Kanji and stroke order

public, prince, official
on: コウ、ク
kun: おおやけ
4 strokes · JLPT 2
even, flat, peace
on: ヘイ、ビョウ、ヒョウ
kun: たい.ら、たい.らげる、ひら
5 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “disinterested”

WordReadingMeaning
むよく muyokuunselfish; disinterested; unavaricious
むし mushiunselfish; selfless; disinterested
てんたん tentandisinterested; unselfish; indifferent

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
こうかい koukaiopening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting
こうしき koushikiofficial; formal
こうえん kouenpublic performance
こうえん kouen(public) park
こうきょう koukyoupublic (facilities, service, etc.); communal
こうひょう kouhyouofficial announcement; proclamation
へいわ heiwapeace; harmony
へいきん heikinaverage; mean

See also: Chinese symbol for “disinterested”.

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.