Japanese symbol for “matchless”
無敵
むてき
Romaji: muteki
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless
In Japanese, matchless is 無敵, read むてき (muteki).
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, adj-no, n invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “matchless”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 無類 | むるい murui | matchless; unequalled; unequaled |
| 絶倫 | ぜつりん zetsurin | matchless; peerless; unequaled |
| 無二 | むに muni | peerless; matchless; unparalleled |
| 無双 | むそう musou | peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled |
| この上ない | このうえない konouenai | the most; the best; the greatest |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 無料 | むりょう muryou | free (of charge); gratuitous |
| 無理 | むり muri | unreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable |
| 無事 | ぶじ buji | safety; security; peace |
| 無駄 | むだ muda | futility; waste; uselessness |
| 無線 | むせん musen | radio (communication) |
| 無理やり | むりやり muriyari | forcibly; by force; against one's will |
| 素敵 | すてき suteki | lovely; wonderful; charming |
| 敵対 | てきたい tekitai | hostility; antagonism; opposition |
See also: Chinese symbol for “matchless”.
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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