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Japanese symbol for “prejudiced”

Romaji: doryounosemai
parochial; narrow-minded; prejudiced

In Japanese, prejudiced is , read (doryounosemai).

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. exp parochial; narrow-minded; prejudiced

Kanji and stroke order

degrees, occurrence, time
on: ド、ト、タク
kun: たび、-た.い
9 strokes · JLPT 3
quantity, measure, weight
on: リョウ
kun: はか.る
12 strokes · JLPT 2
cramped, narrow, contract
on: キョウ、コウ
kun: せま.い、せば.める、せば.まる、さ
9 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “prejudiced”

WordReadingMeaning
へんこうてき henkoutekibiased; prejudiced; tendentious
いっぺん ippenunbalanced; one-sided; prejudiced

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ていど teidodegree; amount; grade
こんど kondothis time; now
せいど seidosystem; institution; organization
ねんど nendofiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year
たいど taidoattitude; manner; behaviour
そくど sokudospeed; velocity; pace
たいりょう tairyoularge quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
じゅうりょう juuryouweight
せまい semainarrow; confined; small

See also: Chinese symbol for “prejudiced”.

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.