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Japanese symbol for “nonviolence”

Romaji: hibouryoku
nonviolence; non-violence

In Japanese, nonviolence is , read (hibouryoku).

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. adj-no, n nonviolence; non-violence

Kanji and stroke order

un-, mistake, negative
on: ヒ
kun: あら.ず
8 strokes · JLPT 2
outburst, rave, fret
on: ボウ、バク
kun: あば.く、あば.れる
15 strokes · JLPT 2
power, strength, strong
on: リョク、リキ、リイ
kun: ちから
2 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “nonviolence”

WordReadingMeaning
ふがい fugainonviolence; non-harming; ahimsa

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ひじょう hijouemergency
ぜひ zehicertainly; without fail
ひなん hinancriticism; blame; censure
ひこうしき hikoushikiinformal; unofficial
ひこうかい hikoukaiprivate; non-public; secret
ひこう hikoudelinquency; misconduct
ぼうりょく bouryokuviolence; mayhem
ぼうどう boudouinsurrection; riot; uprising
きょうりょく kyouryokucooperation; collaboration; help

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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