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Japanese symbol for “grievance”

Romaji: kujou
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance

In Japanese, grievance is , read (kujou).

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 complaint; troubles; objection; grievance

Kanji and stroke order

suffering, trial, worry
on: ク
kun: くる.しい、-ぐる.しい、くる.しむ、くる.しめる
8 strokes · JLPT 2
feelings, emotion, passion
on: ジョウ、セイ
kun: なさ.け
11 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “grievance”

WordReadingMeaning
ふへい fuheidiscontent; dissatisfaction; complaint
いいぶん iibuncomplaint; objection; grievance

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
にがて nigatepoor (at); weak (in); not very good (at)
くろう kuroutrouble; hardship; difficulty
くるしみ kurushimipain; anguish; distress
くつう kutsuupain; agony; suffering
くるしい kurushiipainful; difficult; tough
じょうほう jouhouinformation; news; report
かんじょう kanjouemotion; feeling; feelings
じじょう jijoucircumstances; conditions; situation

See also: Chinese symbol for “grievance”.

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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