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Japanese symbol for “infallibility”

Romaji: fukago
(papal) infallibility

In Japanese, infallibility is , read (fukago).

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

  1. n (papal) infallibility

Kanji and stroke order

negative, non-, bad
on: フ、ブ
4 strokes · JLPT 3
can, passable, approval
on: カ、コク
kun: -べ.き、-べ.し
5 strokes · JLPT 2
mistake, err, do wrong
on: ゴ
kun: あやま.る、-あやま.る
14 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “infallibility”

WordReadingMeaning
むびゅう mubyuuinfallibility; inerrancy

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ふめい fumeiunclear; obscure; indistinct
ふあん fuananxiety; uneasiness; worry
ふそく fusokuinsufficiency; deficiency; shortage
ふまん fumandissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure
ふかのう fukanouimpossible
ふしぎ fushigiwonderful; marvelous; strange
かのう kanoupossible; potential; practicable
きょか kyokapermission; approval; authorization
ごかい gokaimisunderstanding

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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