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Japanese symbol for “traitor”

Romaji: baikokudo
traitor (to one's country); quisling

In Japanese, traitor is , read (baikokudo).

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 traitor (to one's country); quisling

Kanji and stroke order

sell
on: バイ
kun: う.る、う.れる
7 strokes · JLPT 3
country
on: コク
kun: くに
8 strokes · JLPT 4
guy, slave, manservant
on: ド
kun: やつ、やっこ
5 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “traitor”

WordReadingMeaning
うらぎりもの uragirimonobetrayer; traitor; turncoat
こくぞく kokuzokutraitor (to one's country)
ひこくみん hikokuminunpatriotic person; traitor (to one's country)
ぎゃくぞく gyakuzokurebel; traitor; insurgent
ぞく zokurebel; insurgent; traitor

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
はんばい hanbaisale; sales; selling
はつばい hatsubaisale; offering for sale; putting on sale
うりあげ uriageamount sold; sales; proceeds
うる uruto sell
ばいばい baibaitrade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs)
しょうばい shoubaitrade; business; commerce
ぜんこく zenkokuthe whole country
こくない kokunaiwithin the country; inside the county; domestic
どれい doreislave; servant

See also: Chinese symbol for “traitor”.

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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