Japanese symbol for “insurgents”
暴徒
ぼうと
Romaji: bouto
rioters; mob; insurgents
In Japanese, insurgents is 暴徒, read ぼうと (bouto).
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Meanings
- n rioters; mob; insurgents
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “insurgents”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 反徒 | はんと hanto | rebels; insurgents |
| 暴民 | ぼうみん boumin | mob; rioters; insurgents |
| 反乱分子 | はんらんぶんし hanranbunshi | rebels; subversive elements; insurgents |
| 反軍 | はんぐん hangun | rebel army; mutinous troops; insurgents |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 暴力 | ぼうりょく bouryoku | violence; mayhem |
| 暴動 | ぼうどう boudou | insurrection; riot; uprising |
| 暴露 | ばくろ bakuro | disclosure; exposure; revelation |
| 乱暴 | らんぼう ranbou | violence; assault; rowdiness |
| 暴行 | ぼうこう boukou | assault; outrage; act of violence |
| 暴落 | ぼうらく bouraku | slump; crash; heavy fall |
| 生徒 | せいと seito | pupil; student; schoolchild |
| 徒歩 | とほ toho | walking; going on foot |
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.