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Japanese symbol for “insecure”

Romaji: bussou
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed

In Japanese, insecure is , read (bussou).

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. adj-na, n dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure

Kanji and stroke order

thing, object, matter
on: ブツ、モツ
kun: もの、もの-
8 strokes · JLPT 3
boisterous, make noise, clamor
on: ソウ
kun: さわ.ぐ、うれい、さわ.がしい
18 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “insecure”

WordReadingMeaning
あぶない abunaiuncertain; unreliable; insecure
あやうい ayauiprecarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
ふかくじつ fukakujitsuuncertain; unreliable; inauthentic
けんのん kennonrisky; dangerous; insecure
ぶようじん buyoujinunsafe; insecure; careless

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
どうぶつ doubutsuanimal
じんぶつ jinbutsuperson; character; figure
ものがたり monogataristory; tale; narrative
たてもの tatemonobuilding
ぶっしつ busshitsumaterial; substance
ほんもの honmonogenuine article; real thing; real deal
そうどう soudouriot; rebellion; turmoil
さわぎ sawagiuproar; disturbance

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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