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Japanese symbol for “dmz”

Romaji: hibusouchitai
demilitarized zone; demilitarised zone; DMZ

In Japanese, dmz is , read (hibusouchitai).

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 demilitarized zone; demilitarised zone; DMZ

Kanji and stroke order

un-, mistake, negative
on: ヒ
kun: あら.ず
8 strokes · JLPT 2
warrior, military, chivalry
on: ブ、ム
kun: たけ、たけ.し
8 strokes · JLPT 2
attire, dress, pretend
on: ソウ、ショウ
kun: よそお.う、よそお.い
12 strokes · JLPT 2
ground, earth
on: チ、ジ
6 strokes · JLPT 3
sash, belt, obi
on: タイ
kun: お.びる、おび
10 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “dmz”

WordReadingMeaning
きゅうせんちたい kyuusenchitaidemilitarized zone; demilitarised zone; DMZ
ディー・エム・ゼット dii・emu・zettodemilitarized zone; demilitarised zone; DMZ

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ひじょう hijouemergency
ぜひ zehicertainly; without fail
ひなん hinancriticism; blame; censure
ひこうしき hikoushikiinformal; unofficial
ひこうかい hikoukaiprivate; non-public; secret
ひこう hikoudelinquency; misconduct
ぶき bukiweapon; arms; ordnance
ぶそう busouarms; armament; taking up arms
そうち souchiequipment; device; installation
ちいき chiikiarea; region; district
けいたい keitaicarrying (on one's person or in the hand)

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.