Japanese symbol for “divulge”
暴く
あばく
Romaji: abaku
to disclose; to divulge; to expose
In Japanese, divulge is 暴く, read あばく (abaku).
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
- v5k, vt to disclose; to divulge; to expose
- v5k, vt to open (a grave); to dig out
Written forms: 暴く、発く、曝く、訐く. Readings: あばく.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “divulge”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 漏らす | もらす morasu | to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to divulge |
| 明かす | あかす akasu | to reveal; to divulge; to disclose |
| ゲロる | ゲロる geroru | to divulge; to reveal; to confess |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 暴力 | ぼうりょく bouryoku | violence; mayhem |
| 暴動 | ぼうどう boudou | insurrection; riot; uprising |
| 暴露 | ばくろ bakuro | disclosure; exposure; revelation |
| 乱暴 | らんぼう ranbou | violence; assault; rowdiness |
| 暴行 | ぼうこう boukou | assault; outrage; act of violence |
| 暴落 | ぼうらく bouraku | slump; crash; heavy fall |
See also: Chinese symbol for “divulge”.
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.