Japanese symbol for “recklessness”
蛮勇
ばんゆう
Romaji: ban'yuu
foolhardiness; recklessness; savage valour; savage valor
In Japanese, recklessness is 蛮勇, read ばんゆう (ban'yuu).
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Meanings
- n foolhardiness; recklessness; savage valour; savage valor; brute courage
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “recklessness”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 命知らず | いのちしらず inochishirazu | recklessness; daredevilry; daredevil |
| 猪突 | ちょとつ chototsu | recklessness; foolhardiness |
| 蛮骨 | ばんこつ bankotsu | brute courage; recklessness |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 野蛮 | やばん yaban | savage; barbarous; barbaric |
| 南蛮 | なんばん nanban | southern barbarians (name used in ancient China for non-Chinese ethnic groups to the south) |
| 蛮行 | ばんこう bankou | act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality |
| 蛮族 | ばんぞく banzoku | barbarian tribe; savage tribe |
| 蛮人 | ばんじん banjin | savage; barbarian; aboriginal |
| 勇気 | ゆうき yuuki | courage; bravery; valour |
| 勇者 | ゆうしゃ yuusha | hero; the brave; man of valour (valor) |
| 勇敢 | ゆうかん yuukan | brave; courageous; gallant |
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.