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Japanese symbol for “refuting”

Romaji: bakugeki
attacking (someone's argument); arguing against; refuting; taking issue

In Japanese, refuting is , read (bakugeki).

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 attacking (someone's argument); arguing against; refuting; taking issue; contradicting

Kanji and stroke order

refutation, contradiction
on: ハク、バク
kun: ぶち、まじ.る、まだら
14 strokes
beat, attack, defeat
on: ゲキ
kun: う.つ
15 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
はんばく hanbakurefutation; rebuttal; retort
ろんばく ronbakurefutation; confutation
ざっぱく zappakuconfused; inconsistent; incoherent
こうろんおつばく kouron'otsubakuarguments pro and con
べんばく benbakurefutation; contradiction; rebuttal
ばくろん bakuronrefutation; confutation
こうげき kougekiattack; assault; raid
しょうげき shougekiimpact; shock; impulse

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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