Japanese symbol for “repulse”
撃退
げきたい
Romaji: gekitai
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
In Japanese, repulse is 撃退, read げきたい (gekitai).
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
- n, vs, vt repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “repulse”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 追い返す | おいかえす oikaesu | to drive away; to turn away; to send away |
| 跳ね返す | はねかえす hanekaesu | to reject; to repulse; to repel |
| 撃攘 | げきじょう gekijou | repulse (e.g. enemy); repelling; driving off |
| 退ける | しりぞける shirizokeru | to repel; to repulse; to drive away |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 攻撃 | こうげき kougeki | attack; assault; raid |
| 衝撃 | しょうげき shougeki | impact; shock; impulse |
| 撃つ | うつ utsu | to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire |
| 襲撃 | しゅうげき shuugeki | (surprise) attack; assault; raid |
| 爆撃 | ばくげき bakugeki | bombing (raid) |
| 目撃 | もくげき mokugeki | witnessing; observing; sighting |
| 引退 | いんたい intai | retirement |
| 退職 | たいしょく taishoku | retirement; resignation |
See also: Chinese symbol for “repulse”.
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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