Japanese symbol for “inhumanity”
残虐非道
ざんぎゃくひどう
Romaji: zangyakuhidou
inhumanity; atrocity
In Japanese, inhumanity is 残虐非道, read ざんぎゃくひどう (zangyakuhidou).
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Meanings
- adj-na, n inhumanity; atrocity
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “inhumanity”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 残虐無道 | ざんぎゃくむどう zangyakumudou | inhumanity; atrocity |
| 残酷非道 | ざんこくひどう zankokuhidou | inhumanity; atrocity; abominable cruelty |
| 非人道 | ひじんどう hijindou | inhumanity |
| 非人道性 | ひじんどうせい hijindousei | inhumanity; inhuman nature |
| 不人情 | ふにんじょう funinjou | unkindness; inhumanity; heartlessness |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 残念 | ざんねん zannen | regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing |
| 残り | のこり nokori | remainder; remnant; the rest |
| 残す | のこす nokosu | to leave (behind) |
| 残業 | ざんぎょう zangyou | overtime (work) |
| 残る | のこる nokoru | to remain; to be left |
| 残酷 | ざんこく zankoku | cruel; brutal; ruthless |
| 虐殺 | ぎゃくさつ gyakusatsu | slaughter; massacre |
| 虐待 | ぎゃくたい gyakutai | abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment |
| 非常 | ひじょう hijou | emergency |
| 報道 | ほうどう houdou | report (of news); reporting; news |
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.