Japanese symbol for “protest”
抗議
こうぎ
Romaji: kougi
protest; objection
In Japanese, protest is 抗議, read こうぎ (kougi).
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
- adj-no, n, vi protest; objection
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “protest”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不服 | ふふく fufuku | dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval |
| 異議 | いぎ igi | objection; dissent; protest |
| 抗弁 | こうべん kouben | protest; refutation; pleading |
| デモ | デモ demo | demonstration; protest |
| 申し分 | もうしぶん moushibun | complaint; protest; objection |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 抵抗 | ていこう teikou | resistance; opposition; standing up to |
| 対抗 | たいこう taikou | opposition; rivalry; competition |
| 反抗 | はんこう hankou | opposition; resistance; insubordination |
| 抗争 | こうそう kousou | rivalry; feud; conflict |
| 抗体 | こうたい koutai | antibody |
| 議員 | ぎいん giin | member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament |
| 会議 | かいぎ kaigi | meeting; conference; session |
| 議論 | ぎろん giron | argument; discussion; dispute |
See also: Chinese symbol for “protest”.
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.