Japanese symbol for “intolerance”
偏狭
へんきょう
Romaji: henkyou
narrow-mindedness; intolerance; illiberality; narrowness
In Japanese, intolerance is 偏狭, read へんきょう (henkyou).
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 narrow-mindedness; intolerance; illiberality; narrowness
Written forms: 偏狭、褊狭. Readings: へんきょう.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “intolerance”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不寛容 | ふかんよう fukan'you | intolerance |
| 不耐 | ふたい futai | intolerance (to food, drug, etc.) |
| イントレランス | イントレランス intoreransu | intolerance |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 偏見 | へんけん henken | prejudice; bias; distorted view |
| 偏向 | へんこう henkou | propensity; tendency; inclination |
| 偏り | かたより katayori | deviation; inclination; offset |
| 偏る | かたよる katayoru | to lean (to one side); to incline |
| 偏重 | へんちょう henchou | attaching too much importance to; placing disproportionate emphasis on; making too much of |
| 偏食 | へんしょく henshoku | unbalanced diet |
| 狭い | せまい semai | narrow; confined; small |
| 狭間 | はざま hazama | gap; narrow space between things; interstice |
See also: Chinese symbol for “intolerance”.
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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