Japanese symbol for “profane”
冒す
おかす
Romaji: okasu
to brave; to risk; to face; to venture
In Japanese, profane is 冒す, read おかす (okasu).
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
- v5s, vt to brave; to risk; to face; to venture
- v5s, vt to harm; to afflict; to affect
- v5s, vt to desecrate; to profane
- v5s, vt to assume (someone else's surname); to take
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “profane”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 勿体ない | もったいない mottainai | impious; profane; sacrilegious |
| 冒涜的 | ぼうとくてき boutokuteki | blasphemous; profane; sacrilegious |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 冒険 | ぼうけん bouken | adventure; venture |
| 冒頭 | ぼうとう boutou | beginning; opening; start |
| 冒涜 | ぼうとく boutoku | blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege |
| 感冒 | かんぼう kanbou | (common) cold |
| 冒険者 | ぼうけんしゃ boukensha | adventurer |
See also: Chinese symbol for “profane”.
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.