Japanese symbol for “extortion”
強要
きょうよう
Romaji: kyouyou
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
In Japanese, extortion is 強要, read きょうよう (kyouyou).
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
- n, vs, vt coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “extortion”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 強奪 | ごうだつ goudatsu | robbery; pillage; seizure |
| 恐喝 | きょうかつ kyoukatsu | blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money) |
| 集り | たかり takari | extortion; blackmail; shakedown |
| 叩き | たたき tataki | robbery; extortion |
| 強請り | ゆすり yusuri | blackmail; extortion; racketeering |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 勉強 | べんきょう benkyou | study |
| 強化 | きょうか kyouka | strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement |
| 強い | つよい tsuyoi | strong; potent; competent |
| 強制 | きょうせい kyousei | compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do) |
| 強力 | きょうりょく kyouryoku | powerful; strong |
| 最強 | さいきょう saikyou | strongest |
| 必要 | ひつよう hitsuyou | necessary; needed; essential |
| 重要 | じゅうよう juuyou | important; essential; significant |
See also: Chinese symbol for “extortion”.
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.