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Japanese symbol for “provocation”

Romaji: chouhatsu
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement

In Japanese, provocation is , read (chouhatsu).

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. n, vs, vt provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

challenge, contend for, make love to
on: チョウ
kun: いど.む
9 strokes · JLPT 1
departure, discharge, publish
on: ハツ、ホツ
kun: た.つ、あば.く、おこ.る、つか.わす
9 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “provocation”

WordReadingMeaning
しげき shigekiimpetus; impulse; stimulus
しょくはつ shokuhatsutouching off (something); triggering; sparking
じゃっき jakkibringing about; cause; provocation

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ちょうせん chousenchallenge; defiance; dare
いどむ idomuto challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to contend for
ちょうはつてき chouhatsutekiprovocative; incendiary; inflammatory
はつちょうせん hatsuchousenfirst challenge; first try
ちょうせんしゃ chousenshachallenger
はつばい hatsubaisale; offering for sale; putting on sale
はっぴょう happyouannouncement; publication; presenting
かいはつ kaihatsudevelopment; cultivation; application

See also: Chinese symbol for “provocation”.

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.

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