Japanese symbol for “heartbreak”
傷心
しょうしん
Romaji: shoushin
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
In Japanese, heartbreak is 傷心, read しょうしん (shoushin).
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
- adj-no, n, vi heartbreak; grief; sorrow
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “heartbreak”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 断腸 | だんちょう danchou | heartbreak; grief; sorrow |
| 悲痛 | ひつう hitsuu | grief; sorrow; extreme sadness |
| 心傷 | こころやぶれ kokoroyabure | heartbreak; grief |
| ハートブレイク | ハートブレイク haatobureiku | heartbreak |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 負傷 | ふしょう fushou | injury; wound |
| 傷つける | きずつける kizutsukeru | to wound; to injure |
| 重傷 | じゅうしょう juushou | serious wound; serious injury |
| 傷害 | しょうがい shougai | injury; inflicting bodily injury |
| 中傷 | ちゅうしょう chuushou | slander; libel; defamation |
| 傷つく | きずつく kizutsuku | to be wounded; to get injured |
| 中心 | ちゅうしん chuushin | center; centre; middle |
| 心配 | しんぱい shinpai | worry; concern; anxiety |
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.