Japanese symbol for “restricted”
部外秘
ぶがいひ
Romaji: bugaihi
restricted; confidential
In Japanese, restricted is 部外秘, read ぶがいひ (bugaihi).
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Meanings
- adj-no restricted; confidential
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “restricted”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 限りある | かぎりある kagiriaru | finite; limited; restricted |
| 制限付き | せいげんつき seigentsuki | limited; restricted; constrained |
| 自由がきかない | じゆうがきかない jiyuugakikanai | restricted; confined; unfree |
| 立ち入り禁止 | たちいりきんし tachiirikinshi | off-limits; restricted; forbidden |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 全部 | ぜんぶ zenbu | all; entire; whole |
| 部分 | ぶぶん bubun | portion; section; part |
| 部屋 | へや heya | room; chamber |
| 一部 | いちぶ ichibu | one part; one portion; one section |
| 内部 | ないぶ naibu | interior; inside; internal |
| 倶楽部 | クラブ kurabu | club; fraternity; sorority |
| 海外 | かいがい kaigai | foreign; abroad; overseas |
| 外国 | がいこく gaikoku | foreign country |
| 秘密 | ひみつ himitsu | secret; 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.