Japanese symbol for “unhelpful”
非協力的
ひきょうりょくてき
Romaji: hikyouryokuteki
uncooperative; unhelpful
In Japanese, unhelpful is 非協力的, read ひきょうりょくてき (hikyouryokuteki).
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
- adj-na uncooperative; unhelpful
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 非常 | ひじょう hijou | emergency |
| 是非 | ぜひ zehi | certainly; without fail |
| 非難 | ひなん hinan | criticism; blame; censure |
| 非公式 | ひこうしき hikoushiki | informal; unofficial |
| 非公開 | ひこうかい hikoukai | private; non-public; secret |
| 非行 | ひこう hikou | delinquency; misconduct |
| 協力 | きょうりょく kyouryoku | cooperation; collaboration; help |
| 協議 | きょうぎ kyougi | conference; consultation; discussion |
| 能力 | のうりょく nouryoku | ability; faculty |
| 目的 | もくてき mokuteki | purpose; goal; aim |
See also: Chinese symbol for “unhelpful”.
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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