Japanese symbol for “insult”
侮辱
ぶじょく
Romaji: bujoku
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
In Japanese, insult is 侮辱, read ぶじょく (bujoku).
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
- n, vs, vt insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “insult”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 恥辱 | ちじょく chijoku | disgrace; shame; insult |
| 陵辱 | りょうじょく ryoujoku | insult; affront; disgrace |
| 罵り | ののしり nonoshiri | abuse; curse; swearing |
| 辱める | はずかしめる hazukashimeru | to humiliate; to disgrace; to put to shame |
| 汚辱 | おじょく ojoku | disgrace; humiliation; insult |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 侮蔑 | ぶべつ bubetsu | scorn; disdain; contempt |
| 侮る | あなどる anadoru | to disdain; to look down on; to make light of |
| 侮り | あなどり anadori | contempt; scorn |
| 軽侮 | けいぶ keibu | contempt; scorn |
| 侮言 | ぶげん bugen | insult |
| 屈辱 | くつじょく kutsujoku | disgrace; humiliation |
| 恥辱 | ちじょく chijoku | disgrace; shame; insult |
| 雪辱 | せつじょく setsujoku | vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss |
See also: Chinese symbol for “insult”.
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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