Japanese symbol for “masochistic”
被虐的
ひぎゃくてき
Romaji: higyakuteki
masochistic; self-tormenting; self-deprecating
In Japanese, masochistic is 被虐的, read ひぎゃくてき (higyakuteki).
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Meanings
- adj-na masochistic; self-tormenting; self-deprecating
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “masochistic”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| マゾヒスティック | マゾヒスティック mazohisutikku | masochistic |
| 自虐的 | じぎゃくてき jigyakuteki | self-torturing; masochistic |
| Ｍ | エム emu | masochist; masochistic |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 被害 | ひがい higai | (suffering) damage; injury; harm |
| 被告 | ひこく hikoku | defendant; the accused |
| 被災 | ひさい hisai | suffering (from a disaster); being hit (by an earthquake, typhoon, etc.); falling victim (to) |
| 被爆 | ひばく hibaku | being bombed |
| 被写体 | ひしゃたい hishatai | (photographic) subject |
| 被る | かぶる kaburu | to put on (one's head); to wear; to have on |
| 虐殺 | ぎゃくさつ gyakusatsu | slaughter; massacre |
| 虐待 | ぎゃくたい gyakutai | abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment |
| 目的 | もくてき mokuteki | purpose; 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.