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Japanese symbol for “renegade”

Romaji: hangyakubunshi
renegade; rebellious elements

In Japanese, renegade is , read (hangyakubunshi).

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 renegade; rebellious elements

Kanji and stroke order

anti-
on: ハン、ホン、タン、ホ
kun: そ.る、そ.らす、かえ.す、かえ.る
4 strokes · JLPT 2
inverted, reverse, opposite
on: ギャク、ゲキ
kun: さか、さか.さ、さか.らう
9 strokes · JLPT 2
part, minute of time, segment
on: ブン、フン、ブ
kun: わ.ける、わ.け、わ.かれる、わ.かる
4 strokes · JLPT 4
child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
on: シ、ス、ツ
kun: こ、-こ、ね
3 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “renegade”

WordReadingMeaning
はいきょうしゃ haikyoushaapostate; renegade

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
はんたい hantaiopposition; resistance; antagonism
はんのう hannoureaction; response
いはん ihanviolation; offense; offence
はんぱつ hanpatsuopposition; rebellion; revolt
はんせい hanseireflection; reconsideration; introspection
はんらん hanraninsurrection; mutiny; rebellion
さかさ sakasainverted; upside down; reversed
ぎゃくてん gyakutenreversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout
じぶん jibunmyself; yourself; oneself
こども kodomochild; children

See also: Chinese symbol for “renegade”.

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.