Japanese symbol for “sadistic”
嗜虐的
しぎゃくてき
Romaji: shigyakuteki
sadistic
In Japanese, sadistic is 嗜虐的, read しぎゃくてき (shigyakuteki).
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Meanings
- adj-na sadistic
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “sadistic”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 加虐的 | かぎゃくてき kagyakuteki | sadistic |
| サディスティック | サディスティック sadisutikku | sadistic |
| 意地悪い | いじわるい ijiwarui | ill-natured; mean; nasty |
| Ｓ | エス esu | sadist; sadistic |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 嗜好 | しこう shikou | taste; liking; preference |
| 嗜む | たしなむ tashinamu | to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation) |
| 嗜み | たしなみ tashinami | taste (in goods, etc.) |
| 嗜虐 | しぎゃく shigyaku | sadism |
| 嗜癖 | しへき shiheki | addiction |
| 不嗜 | ぶたしなみ butashinami | poor preparation |
| 虐殺 | ぎゃくさつ gyakusatsu | slaughter; massacre |
| 虐待 | ぎゃくたい gyakutai | abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment |
| 目的 | もくてき mokuteki | purpose; goal; aim |
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.