Japanese symbol for “impunity”
お咎めなし
おとがめなし
Romaji: otogamenashi
no penalty; no punishment; acquittal; impunity
In Japanese, impunity is お咎めなし, read おとがめなし (otogamenashi).
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Meanings
- exp no penalty; no punishment; acquittal; impunity
Written forms: お咎めなし、お咎め無し. Readings: おとがめなし.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 咎める | とがめる togameru | to blame; to reproach; to censure |
| 咎め | とがめ togame | blame; censure; rebuke |
| 咎人 | とがにん toganin | offender; criminal |
| 見咎める | みとがめる mitogameru | to find fault with; to question |
| 傷咎め | きずとがめ kizutogame | inflamed wound |
| 咎め立て | とがめだて togamedate | fault-finding; carping |
See also: Chinese symbol for “impunity”.
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.