Japanese symbol for “perversion”
倒錯
とうさく
Romaji: tousaku
perversion
In Japanese, perversion is 倒錯, read とうさく (tousaku).
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, vi, vs perversion
- n, vi, vs inversion
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “perversion”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 悪用 | あくよう akuyou | abuse; misuse; perversion |
| 変質 | へんしつ henshitsu | perversion (esp. sexual) |
| 歪曲 | わいきょく waikyoku | distortion; falsification; perversion |
| 曲解 | きょっかい kyokkai | (deliberate) misinterpretation; distortion (of someone's words, etc.); contortion |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 面倒 | めんどう mendou | trouble; bother |
| 倒産 | とうさん tousan | (corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure |
| 圧倒的 | あっとうてき attouteki | overwhelming |
| 倒れる | たおれる taoreru | to fall (over, down); to collapse; to take a fall |
| 倒す | たおす taosu | to throw down; to bring down; to blow down |
| 圧倒 | あっとう attou | to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to crush |
| 錯覚 | さっかく sakkaku | illusion; hallucination |
| 試行錯誤 | しこうさくご shikousakugo | trial and error |
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.