Japanese symbol for “heresy”
異端
いたん
Romaji: itan
heresy; nonconformism; heathenism; paganism
In Japanese, heresy is 異端, read いたん (itan).
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 heresy; nonconformism; heathenism; paganism
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “heresy”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 魔道 | まどう madou | heresy; evil ways; path of evil |
| 邪法 | じゃほう jahou | heresy; heretical teachings |
| 邪宗 | じゃしゅう jashuu | heresy; dangerous religion |
| 邪教 | じゃきょう jakyou | heretical religion; damaging religion; heresy |
| 邪道 | じゃどう jadou | evil course; evil path; heresy |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 異常 | いじょう ijou | abnormal; unusual; extraordinary |
| 異性 | いせい isei | the opposite sex |
| 特異 | とくい tokui | unique; peculiar; singular |
| 異動 | いどう idou | (personnel) change; transfer; relocation |
| 異なる | ことなる kotonaru | to differ; to be different; to disagree |
| 極端 | きょくたん kyokutan | extreme; extremity |
| 先端 | せんたん sentan | pointed end; tip; point |
| 半端 | はんぱ hanpa | remnant; fragment; incomplete set |
See also: Chinese symbol for “heresy”.
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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