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Japanese symbol for “infringement”

Romaji: ihan
violation; offense; offence; breach

In Japanese, infringement is , read (ihan).

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, vi, vs violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement

Kanji and stroke order

difference, differ
on: イ
kun: ちが.う、ちが.い、ちが.える、-ちが.える
13 strokes · JLPT 2
anti-
on: ハン、ホン、タン、ホ
kun: そ.る、そ.らす、かえ.す、かえ.る
4 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “infringement”

WordReadingMeaning
しんがい shingaiinfringement; violation; invasion
ていしょく teishokuinfringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; running afoul
しんぱん shinpanviolation (of foreign territory, rights, etc.); invasion; infringement
はんそく hansokuviolation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
じゅうりん juurintrampling down; overrunning; infringement

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ちがい chigaidifference; distinction; discrepancy
まちがい machigaimistake; error; blunder
ちがう chigauto differ (from); to be different; to be distinct
いほう ihouillegal; illicit; unlawful
かんちがい kanchigaimisunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
はんたい hantaiopposition; resistance; antagonism
はんのう hannoureaction; response
はんぱつ hanpatsuopposition; rebellion; revolt

See also: Chinese symbol for “infringement”.

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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