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Japanese symbol for “unbeaten”

Romaji: joushou
invincible; ever-victorious; unconquerable; unbeaten

In Japanese, unbeaten is , read (joushou).

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. adj-no, n, vi invincible; ever-victorious; unconquerable; unbeaten

Kanji and stroke order

usual, ordinary, normal
on: ジョウ
kun: つね、とこ-
11 strokes · JLPT 2
victory, win, prevail
on: ショウ
kun: か.つ、-が.ち、まさ.る、すぐ.れる
12 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “unbeaten”

WordReadingMeaning
まけしらず makeshirazuunbeatable; unbeaten; invincible

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ひじょう hijouemergency
つうじょう tsuujouusual; ordinary; normal
つねに tsunenialways; constantly; at all times
にちじょう nichijoueveryday; daily; ordinary
いじょう ijouabnormal; unusual; extraordinary
せいじょう seijounormal; regular
しょうり shourivictory; triumph; win
ゆうしょう yuushouoverall victory; championship; winning the title

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.