Japanese symbol for “indictment”
告発
こくはつ
Romaji: kokuhatsu
indictment; prosecution; complaint
In Japanese, indictment is 告発, read こくはつ (kokuhatsu).
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
- n, vs, vt indictment; prosecution; complaint
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “indictment”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 起訴 | きそ kiso | prosecution; indictment |
| 訴追 | そつい sotsui | prosecution; indictment |
| 公訴 | こうそ kouso | (public) prosecution; indictment; accusation |
| 起訴状 | きそじょう kisojou | (written) indictment |
| 問罪 | もんざい monzai | accusation; indictment |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 報告 | ほうこく houkoku | report; information |
| 広告 | こうこく koukoku | advertisement; advertising |
| 被告 | ひこく hikoku | defendant; the accused |
| 警告 | けいこく keikoku | warning; caution; admonition |
| 申告 | しんこく shinkoku | report; return (e.g. tax); statement |
| 予告 | よこく yokoku | (advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning |
| 発売 | はつばい hatsubai | sale; offering for sale; putting on sale |
| 発表 | はっぴょう happyou | announcement; publication; presenting |
See also: Chinese symbol for “indictment”.
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.