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Japanese symbol for “jamming”

Romaji: bougai
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance

In Japanese, jamming is , read (bougai).

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. n, vs, vt obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

disturb, prevent, hamper
on: ボウ
kun: さまた.げる
7 strokes · JLPT 1
harm, injury
on: ガイ
10 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “jamming”

WordReadingMeaning
こんしん konshinjamming; interference; cross talk
ジャミング jamingujamming
でんぱぼうがい denpabougai(electronic) jamming
しめしろ shimeshirointerference; jamming

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
さまたげ samatageobstruction; hindrance
さまたげる samatageruto disturb; to prevent; to obstruct
こうつうぼうがい koutsuubougaitraffic obstruction
ぼうがいぶつ bougaibutsuobstacle
ぼうぎょう bougyousabotage
ひがい higai(suffering) damage; injury; harm
しょうがい shougaiobstacle; impediment; hindrance
さいがい saigaicalamity; disaster; misfortune

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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