Japanese symbol for “immoral”
極道
ごくどう
Romaji: gokudou
wicked; evil; profligate; immoral
In Japanese, immoral is 極道, read ごくどう (gokudou).
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-na, n wicked; evil; profligate; immoral
- n wastrel; scoundrel; villain
- n organized crime; yakuza; underworld
Written forms: 極道、獄道. Readings: ごくどう.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “immoral”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 罪深い | つみぶかい tsumibukai | sinful; wicked; immoral |
| 不潔 | ふけつ fuketsu | indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene |
| 乱倫 | らんりん ranrin | (sexually) immoral; unethical; corrupt |
| ふしだら | ふしだら fushidara | loose; immoral; dissolute |
| 無道 | むどう mudou | inhuman; immoral; unreasonable |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 極端 | きょくたん kyokutan | extreme; extremity |
| 究極 | きゅうきょく kyuukyoku | ultimate; final; last |
| 積極 | せっきょく sekkyoku | active; positive; progressive |
| 極秘 | ごくひ gokuhi | absolute secrecy |
| 南極 | なんきょく nankyoku | South Pole |
| 極限 | きょくげん kyokugen | utmost limits; extremity |
| 報道 | ほうどう houdou | report (of news); reporting; news |
| 道路 | どうろ douro | road; highway |
See also: Chinese symbol for “immoral”.
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.