Japanese symbol for “heretic”
異教徒
いきょうと
Romaji: ikyouto
pagan; heretic; heathen
In Japanese, heretic is 異教徒, read いきょうと (ikyouto).
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Meanings
- n pagan; heretic; heathen
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “heretic”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 外道 | げどう gedou | heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; heresy |
| 異端者 | いたんしゃ itansha | heathen; heretic; pagan |
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 |
| 異端 | いたん itan | heresy; nonconformism; heathenism |
| 教育 | きょういく kyouiku | education; schooling; training |
| 教え | おしえ oshie | teaching; instruction; teachings |
| 生徒 | せいと seito | pupil; student; schoolchild |
See also: Chinese symbol for “heretic”.
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