Japanese symbol for “misfit”
社会不適応者
しゃかいふてきおうしゃ
Romaji: shakaifutekiousha
person unfit for society; misfit
In Japanese, misfit is 社会不適応者, read しゃかいふてきおうしゃ (shakaifutekiousha).
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Meanings
- n person unfit for society; misfit
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “misfit”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 社会不適合者 | しゃかいふてきごうしゃ shakaifutekigousha | person unfit for society; misfit |
| 社不 | しゃふ shafu | person unfit for society; misfit |
| はみ出し者 | はみだしもの hamidashimono | outcast; misfit; deviant |
| はぐれ者 | はぐれもの haguremono | outcast; misfit; outsider |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 会社 | かいしゃ kaisha | company; corporation; firm |
| 社会 | しゃかい shakai | society; public; community |
| 社長 | しゃちょう shachou | company president; manager; director |
| 社員 | しゃいん shain | company employee |
| 神社 | じんじゃ jinja | Shinto shrine |
| 本社 | ほんしゃ honsha | head office; main office; headquarters |
| 大会 | たいかい taikai | mass meeting; convention; rally |
| 会議 | かいぎ kaigi | meeting; conference; session |
| 不明 | ふめい fumei | unclear; obscure; indistinct |
| 適用 | てきよう tekiyou | application (of a rule, law, method, etc.) |
| 対応 | たいおう taiou | correspondence (to); equivalence |
| 患者 | かんじゃ kanja | patient |
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