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Japanese symbol for “slander”

Romaji: chuushou
slander; libel; defamation; calumny

In Japanese, slander is , read (chuushou).

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, vs, vt slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear

Kanji and stroke order

in, inside, middle
on: チュウ
kun: なか、うち、あた.る
4 strokes · JLPT 4
wound, hurt, injure
on: ショウ
kun: きず、いた.む、いた.める
13 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “slander”

WordReadingMeaning
わるぐち waruguchi(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing
ひぼう hibouslander; abuse
そしる soshiruto slander; to libel; to criticize
ざんげん zangenfalse charge; slander; defamation
しいる shiiruto slander; to accuse falsely

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ちゅうしん chuushincenter; centre; middle
とちゅう tochuuon the way; en route
ちゅうおう chuuoucentre; center; middle
しゅうちゅう shuuchuuconcentration (on a task); focusing one's attention
ちゅうし chuushiinterruption; discontinuance; suspension
なかみ nakamicontents; interior; filling
ふしょう fushouinjury; wound
きずつける kizutsukeruto wound; to injure

See also: Chinese symbol for “slander”.

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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