Japanese symbol for “nonviolence”
非暴力
ひぼうりょく
Romaji: hibouryoku
nonviolence; non-violence
In Japanese, nonviolence is 非暴力, read ひぼうりょく (hibouryoku).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n nonviolence; non-violence
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “nonviolence”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不害 | ふがい fugai | nonviolence; non-harming; ahimsa |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 非常 | ひじょう hijou | emergency |
| 是非 | ぜひ zehi | certainly; without fail |
| 非難 | ひなん hinan | criticism; blame; censure |
| 非公式 | ひこうしき hikoushiki | informal; unofficial |
| 非公開 | ひこうかい hikoukai | private; non-public; secret |
| 非行 | ひこう hikou | delinquency; misconduct |
| 暴力 | ぼうりょく bouryoku | violence; mayhem |
| 暴動 | ぼうどう boudou | insurrection; riot; uprising |
| 協力 | きょうりょく kyouryoku | cooperation; 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.