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Japanese symbol for “mugging”

Romaji: rojougoutou
mugging; mugger

In Japanese, mugging is , read (rojougoutou).

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 mugging; mugger

Kanji and stroke order

path, route, road
on: ロ、ル
kun: -じ、みち
13 strokes · JLPT 2
above, up
on: ジョウ、ショウ、シャン
kun: うえ、-うえ、うわ-、かみ
3 strokes · JLPT 4
strong
on: キョウ、ゴウ
kun: つよ.い、つよ.まる、つよ.める、し.いる
11 strokes · JLPT 3
steal, rob, pilfer
on: トウ
kun: ぬす.む、ぬす.み
11 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “mugging”

WordReadingMeaning
おいはぎ oihagihighway robbery (of money, clothing, belongings); holdup; mugging
いちろく ichiroku(armed) robbery; mugging

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
どうろ douroroad; highway
ろじょう rojouon the road; on the street; in the street
かいろ kairocircuit
しんろ shinroroute; course; path
つうろ tsuuropassage; pathway; roadway
ろせん rosenroute (bus, train, air, etc.); line
いじょう ijounot less than ...; ... and over; ... and above
うりあげ uriageamount sold; sales; proceeds
べんきょう benkyoustudy
ごうとう goutourobber; mugger

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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