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Japanese symbol for “saboteur”

Romaji: bougyouin
saboteur

In Japanese, saboteur is , read (bougyouin).

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 saboteur

Kanji and stroke order

disturb, prevent, hamper
on: ボウ
kun: さまた.げる
7 strokes · JLPT 1
business, vocation, arts
on: ギョウ、ゴウ
kun: わざ
13 strokes · JLPT 3
employee, member, number
on: イン
10 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “saboteur”

WordReadingMeaning
ぼうがいこうさくいん bougaikousakuinsaboteur
サボタージュいん sabotaajuinsaboteur

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ぼうがい bougaiobstruction; hindrance; blocking
さまたげ samatageobstruction; hindrance
さまたげる samatageruto disturb; to prevent; to obstruct
こうつうぼうがい koutsuubougaitraffic obstruction
ぼうがいぶつ bougaibutsuobstacle
ぼうぎょう bougyousabotage
きぎょう kigyouenterprise; business; company
じぎょう jigyoubusiness; enterprise; venture
ぜんいん zen'inall members; all hands; everyone

See also: Chinese symbol for “saboteur”.

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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