Japanese symbol for “plagiarism”
盗作
とうさく
Romaji: tousaku
plagiarism; plagiarised work
In Japanese, plagiarism is 盗作, 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, vs, vt plagiarism; plagiarised work
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “plagiarism”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 盗用 | とうよう touyou | embezzlement; fraudulent use; plagiarism |
| 剽窃 | ひょうせつ hyousetsu | plagiarism |
| 偽筆 | ぎひつ gihitsu | forged handwriting; plagiarism |
| 借花献仏 | しゃっかけんぶつ shakkakenbutsu | winning favor or influence using someone else's property; plagiarism; presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers |
| パクリ | パクリ pakuri | plagiarism; rip-off; lifting |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 強盗 | ごうとう goutou | robber; mugger |
| 盗難 | とうなん tounan | theft; robbery |
| 盗む | ぬすむ nusumu | to steal |
| 窃盗 | せっとう settou | theft; stealing; larceny |
| 盗聴 | とうちょう touchou | interception (email); wiretap; bug |
| 盗塁 | とうるい tourui | base stealing; steal; stolen base |
| 作る | つくる tsukuru | to make; to produce; to manufacture |
| 作品 | さくひん sakuhin | work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production |
See also: Chinese symbol for “plagiarism”.
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.