Japanese symbol for “secessionist”

分離主義者

ぶんりしゅぎしゃ

Romaji: bunrishugisha

separatist; secessionist; schismatic

In Japanese, secessionist is 分離主義者, read ぶんりしゅぎしゃ (bunrishugisha).

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Meanings

n separatist; secessionist; schismatic

Kanji and stroke order

分

part, minute of time, segment

on: ブン、フン、ブ
kun: わ.ける、わ.け、わ.かれる、わ.かる

4 strokes · JLPT 4

離

detach, separation, disjoin

on: リ
kun: はな.れる、はな.す

19 strokes · JLPT 1

主

lord, chief, master

on: シュ、ス、シュウ
kun: ぬし、おも、あるじ

5 strokes · JLPT 3

義

righteousness, justice, morality

on: ギ

13 strokes · JLPT 1

者

someone, person

on: シャ
kun: もの

8 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
自分	じぶん jibun	myself; yourself; oneself
部分	ぶぶん bubun	portion; section; part
気分	きぶん kibun	feeling; mood
半分	はんぶん hanbun	half
分野	ぶんや bun'ya	field; sphere; realm
多分	たぶん tabun	probably; likely; perhaps
距離	きょり kyori	distance; range; interval
離婚	りこん rikon	divorce
主義	しゅぎ shugi	doctrine; rule; principle
正義	せいぎ seigi	justice; right; righteousness
患者	かんじゃ kanja	patient

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.