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Japanese symbol for “pervert”

Romaji: chikan
molester; groper; masher; pervert

In Japanese, pervert is , read (chikan).

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 molester; groper; masher; pervert
  2. n fool; idiot

Kanji and stroke order

stupid, foolish
on: チ
kun: し.れる、おろか
13 strokes · JLPT 1
Sino-, China
on: カン
13 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “pervert”

WordReadingMeaning
しゅくじょ shukujo(female) pervert
へんたい hentaisexual perversion; pervert
まげる mageruto bend (the truth); to distort; to twist
すけべ sukebelewdness; lewd person; pervert
とうさくしゃ tousakushapervert; deviant

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ぐち guchiidle complaint; grumble
おんち onchitone deafness; amusia; having no ear for music
ちほう chihoudementia
はくち hakuchiidiot; idiocy
ちじょ chijofemale molester
かんじ kanjikanji; Chinese character
かんぽうやく kanpouyakuChinese herbal medicine
かんぶん kanbunChinese classical writing; Chinese classics

See also: Chinese symbol for “pervert”.

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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