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Japanese symbol for “restricted”

Romaji: bugaihi
restricted; confidential

In Japanese, restricted is , read (bugaihi).

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-no restricted; confidential

Kanji and stroke order

section, bureau, dept
on: ブ
kun: -べ
11 strokes · JLPT 2
outside
on: ガイ、ゲ
kun: そと、ほか、はず.す、はず.れる
5 strokes · JLPT 4
secret, conceal
on: ヒ
kun: ひ.める、ひそ.か、かく.す
10 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “restricted”

WordReadingMeaning
かぎりある kagiriarufinite; limited; restricted
せいげんつき seigentsukilimited; restricted; constrained
じゆうがきかない jiyuugakikanairestricted; confined; unfree
たちいりきんし tachiirikinshioff-limits; restricted; forbidden

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ぜんぶ zenbuall; entire; whole
ぶぶん bubunportion; section; part
へや heyaroom; chamber
いちぶ ichibuone part; one portion; one section
ないぶ naibuinterior; inside; internal
クラブ kurabuclub; fraternity; sorority
かいがい kaigaiforeign; abroad; overseas
がいこく gaikokuforeign country
ひみつ himitsusecret; secrecy; confidentiality

See also: Chinese symbol for “restricted”.

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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