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Japanese symbol for “extremism”

Romaji: kagekishisou
extremism; radical belief

In Japanese, extremism is , read (kagekishisou).

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 extremism; radical belief

Kanji and stroke order

overdo, exceed, go beyond
on: カ
kun: す.ぎる、す.ごす、あやま.ち、あやま.つ
12 strokes · JLPT 2
violent, get excited, enraged
on: ゲキ
kun: はげ.しい
16 strokes · JLPT 1
think
on: シ
kun: おも.う、おもえら.く、おぼ.す
9 strokes · JLPT 3
idea, thought, conception
on: ソウ、ソ
kun: おも.う
13 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “extremism”

WordReadingMeaning
かげきしゅぎ kagekishugiextremism; radicalism

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
かこ kakothe past; bygone days
すぎ sugipast; after
かてい kateiprocess; course; mechanism
けいか keikapassage (of time); elapsing; lapse
つうか tsuukapassing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); transit
かじょう kajouexcess; surplus; superabundance
しげき shigekistimulus; stimulation; irritation (esp. of the body, e.g. skin, eyes)
きゅうげき kyuugekisudden; abrupt; rapid
おもう omouto think; to consider; to believe
よそう yosouexpectation; anticipation; prediction

See also: Chinese symbol for “extremism”.

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.

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