Japanese symbol for “terrorism”
テロ
テロ
Romaji: tero
terror; terrorism
In Japanese, terrorism is テロ (tero).
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Meanings
- n terror; terrorism
Other Japanese words for “terrorism”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| テロリズム | テロリズム terorizumu | terrorism |
| テロル | テロル teroru | terror; terrorism |
| 恐怖政治 | きょうふせいじ kyoufuseiji | politics of fear; terrorism |
See also: Chinese symbol for “terrorism”.
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.