Japanese symbol for “pleading”
弁護
べんご
Romaji: bengo
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
In Japanese, pleading is 弁護, read べんご (bengo).
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 defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
Written forms: 弁護、辯護. Readings: べんご.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “pleading”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 懇願 | こんがん kongan | pleading; entreaty; supplication |
| 抗弁 | こうべん kouben | protest; refutation; pleading |
| 強請り | ねだり nedari | begging; pestering; pleading |
| 再抗弁 | さいこうべん saikouben | pleading |
| お強請り | おねだり onedari | begging; pestering; pleading |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 弁護士 | べんごし bengoshi | lawyer; attorney |
| 弁当 | べんとう bentou | bento; Japanese box lunch |
| 答弁 | とうべん touben | response; reply; answer |
| 弁明 | べんめい benmei | explanation; excuse; clarification |
| 弁論 | べんろん benron | discussion; debate; argument |
| 保護 | ほご hogo | protection; safeguard; guardianship |
| 看護 | かんご kango | nursing; (army) nurse |
| 擁護 | ようご yougo | protection; defence; support |
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.