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Japanese symbol for “haughty”

Romaji: gouman
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud

In Japanese, haughty is , read (gouman).

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. adj-na, n haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

be proud
on: ゴウ
kun: おご.る、あなど.る
13 strokes
ridicule, laziness
on: マン
14 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “haughty”

WordReadingMeaning
こうまん koumanhaughty; arrogant; proud
おうへい ouheiarrogant; haughty; insolent
ほこらしい hokorashiiproud; haughty; arrogant
そんだい sondaihaughty; arrogant; pompous
ふそん fusonhaughty; arrogant; insolent

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ごうがん gouganhaughty; arrogant; supercilious
ごうぜん gouzenproud; arrogant; haughty
きょごう kyogouhaughty; arrogant; insolent
ごうまんふそん goumanfusonhaughty; arrogant; overbearing
ごうきょ goukyohaughty; arrogant; insolent
がまん gamanendurance; patience; perseverance
じまん jimanpride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
まんせい manseichronic (illness)

See also: Chinese symbol for “haughty”.

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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