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Japanese symbol for “insulting”

Romaji: bujokuteki
insulting; offensive

In Japanese, insulting is , read (bujokuteki).

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 insulting; offensive

Kanji and stroke order

scorn, despise, make light of
on: ブ
kun: あなど.る、あなず.る
8 strokes · JLPT 1
embarrass, humiliate, shame
on: ジョク
kun: はずかし.める
10 strokes · JLPT 1
bull's eye, mark, target
on: テキ
kun: まと
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “insulting”

WordReadingMeaning
ぶべつてき bubetsutekiinsulting; derogatory

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ぶじょく bujokuinsult; affront; slight
ぶべつ bubetsuscorn; disdain; contempt
あなどる anadoruto disdain; to look down on; to make light of
あなどり anadoricontempt; scorn
けいぶ keibucontempt; scorn
ぶげん bugeninsult
くつじょく kutsujokudisgrace; humiliation
ちじょく chijokudisgrace; shame; insult
もくてき mokutekipurpose; goal; aim

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.