Japanese symbol for “humiliate”
辱める
はずかしめる
Romaji: hazukashimeru
to humiliate; to disgrace; to put to shame; to insult
In Japanese, humiliate is 辱める, read はずかしめる (hazukashimeru).
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
- v1, vt to humiliate; to disgrace; to put to shame; to insult
- v1, vt to violate; to (sexually) assault; to rape
Written forms: 辱める、辱しめる、恥ずかしめる. Readings: はずかしめる.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “humiliate”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 凹ます | へこます hekomasu | to dent; to indent; to depress |
| 凹ませる | へこませる hekomaseru | to humiliate; to put someone in their place; to silence (in an argument) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 侮辱 | ぶじょく bujoku | insult; affront; slight |
| 屈辱 | くつじょく kutsujoku | disgrace; humiliation |
| 恥辱 | ちじょく chijoku | disgrace; shame; insult |
| 雪辱 | せつじょく setsujoku | vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss |
| 陵辱 | りょうじょく ryoujoku | insult; affront; disgrace |
| 辱め | はずかしめ hazukashime | shame; disgrace |
See also: Chinese symbol for “humiliate”.
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.