Japanese symbol for “maverick”
異端児
いたんじ
Romaji: itanji
nonconformist; dissenter; maverick; enfant terrible
In Japanese, maverick is 異端児, read いたんじ (itanji).
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
- n nonconformist; dissenter; maverick; enfant terrible
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “maverick”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| はみ出し者 | はみだしもの hamidashimono | outcast; misfit; deviant |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 異常 | いじょう ijou | abnormal; unusual; extraordinary |
| 異性 | いせい isei | the opposite sex |
| 特異 | とくい tokui | unique; peculiar; singular |
| 異動 | いどう idou | (personnel) change; transfer; relocation |
| 異なる | ことなる kotonaru | to differ; to be different; to disagree |
| 異端 | いたん itan | heresy; nonconformism; heathenism |
| 極端 | きょくたん kyokutan | extreme; extremity |
| 先端 | せんたん sentan | pointed end; tip; point |
| 児童 | じどう jidou | children; juvenile |
See also: Chinese symbol for “maverick”.
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.