Japanese symbol for “subversion”
国家転覆
こっかてんぷく
Romaji: kokkatenpuku
subversion (of the state)
In Japanese, subversion is 国家転覆, read こっかてんぷく (kokkatenpuku).
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Meanings
- n subversion (of the state)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “subversion”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 壊乱 | かいらん kairan | corruption (of order, public morals, etc.); subversion; degradation |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 全国 | ぜんこく zenkoku | the whole country |
| 国内 | こくない kokunai | within the country; inside the county; domestic |
| 国民 | こくみん kokumin | people (of a country); nation; citizen |
| 国家 | こっか kokka | state; country; nation |
| 国際 | こくさい kokusai | international |
| 外国 | がいこく gaikoku | foreign country |
| 家族 | かぞく kazoku | family |
| 家庭 | かてい katei | home; household; family |
| 運転 | うんてん unten | operation (of a machine); running; working |
| 覆う | おおう oou | to cover; to hide; to conceal |
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.