Japanese symbol for “slight”
侮辱
ぶじょく
Romaji: bujoku
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
In Japanese, slight is 侮辱, read ぶじょく (bujoku).
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
- n, vs, vt insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “slight”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 軽度 | けいど keido | slight; light; mild (disability, symptoms, etc.) |
| 軽微 | けいび keibi | slight; little; insignificant |
| 小さい | ちいさい chiisai | slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); minor |
| 小 | こ ko | small; little; slight |
| 軽い | かるい karui | slight; small; gentle |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 侮蔑 | ぶべつ bubetsu | scorn; disdain; contempt |
| 侮る | あなどる anadoru | to disdain; to look down on; to make light of |
| 侮り | あなどり anadori | contempt; scorn |
| 軽侮 | けいぶ keibu | contempt; scorn |
| 侮言 | ぶげん bugen | insult |
| 屈辱 | くつじょく kutsujoku | disgrace; humiliation |
| 恥辱 | ちじょく chijoku | disgrace; shame; insult |
| 雪辱 | せつじょく setsujoku | vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss |
See also: Chinese symbol for “slight”.
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.