Japanese symbol for “insecure”
物騒
ぶっそう
Romaji: bussou
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed
In Japanese, insecure is 物騒, read ぶっそう (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
- adj-na, n dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “insecure”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 危ない | あぶない abunai | uncertain; unreliable; insecure |
| 危うい | あやうい ayaui | precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt |
| 不確実 | ふかくじつ fukakujitsu | uncertain; unreliable; inauthentic |
| 剣呑 | けんのん kennon | risky; dangerous; insecure |
| 不用心 | ぶようじん buyoujin | unsafe; insecure; careless |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 動物 | どうぶつ doubutsu | animal |
| 人物 | じんぶつ jinbutsu | person; character; figure |
| 物語 | ものがたり monogatari | story; tale; narrative |
| 建物 | たてもの tatemono | building |
| 物質 | ぶっしつ busshitsu | material; substance |
| 本物 | ほんもの honmono | genuine article; real thing; real deal |
| 騒動 | そうどう soudou | riot; rebellion; turmoil |
| 騒ぎ | さわぎ sawagi | uproar; 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.