Japanese symbol for “inaction”
無事
ぶじ
Romaji: buji
safety; security; peace; quiet
In Japanese, inaction is 無事, read ぶじ (buji).
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 safety; security; peace; quiet
- adv, n safely; without incident; successfully
- adj-na, n good health
- n inaction; ennui
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “inaction”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 沈黙 | ちんもく chinmoku | reticence; inaction |
| 不活動 | ふかつどう fukatsudou | inaction; lethargy |
| 不作為 | ふさくい fusakui | forbearance; omission; nonfeasance |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 無料 | むりょう muryou | free (of charge); gratuitous |
| 無理 | むり muri | unreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable |
| 無駄 | むだ muda | futility; waste; uselessness |
| 無線 | むせん musen | radio (communication) |
| 無理やり | むりやり muriyari | forcibly; by force; against one's will |
| 仕事 | しごと shigoto | work; job; labor |
| 事件 | じけん jiken | event; affair; incident |
| 記事 | きじ kiji | article; news story; report |
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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