Japanese symbol for “innocence”
無罪
むざい
Romaji: muzai
innocence; being not guilty
In Japanese, innocence is 無罪, read むざい (muzai).
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-no, n innocence; being not guilty
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “innocence”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 無実 | むじつ mujitsu | innocence; guiltlessness; false accusation |
| 潔白 | けっぱく keppaku | innocence; guiltlessness; purity |
| 白 | しろ shiro | innocence; innocent person |
| 無心 | むしん mushin | innocence |
| 無知 | むち muchi | ignorance; innocence; stupidity |
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 |
| 無事 | ぶじ buji | safety; security; peace |
| 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 |
| 犯罪 | はんざい hanzai | crime; offence; offense |
| 謝罪 | しゃざい shazai | apology |
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.