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Japanese symbol for “punishing”

Romaji: satsujinteki
horrible; deadly; punishing; murderous

In Japanese, punishing is , read (satsujinteki).

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. adj-na horrible; deadly; punishing; murderous

Kanji and stroke order

kill, murder, butcher
on: サツ、サイ、セツ
kun: ころ.す、-ごろ.し、そ.ぐ、あや.める
10 strokes · JLPT 2
person
on: ジン、ニン
kun: ひと、-り、-と
2 strokes · JLPT 4
bull's eye, mark, target
on: テキ
kun: まと
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
さつじん satsujinmurder; homicide; manslaughter
じさつ jisatsusuicide
ころす korosuto kill; to slay; to murder
あんさつ ansatsuassassination
ぎゃくさつ gyakusatsuslaughter; massacre
ころし koroshimurder; killing; murderer
にんげん ningenhuman being; human; person
こじん kojinindividual; private person; personal
もくてき mokutekipurpose; goal; aim

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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