Japanese symbol for “unstoppable”
破竹
はちく
Romaji: hachiku
irresistible; unstoppable; indomitable
In Japanese, unstoppable is 破竹, read はちく (hachiku).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n irresistible; unstoppable; indomitable
- n breaking bamboo
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “unstoppable”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 歯止めがかからない | はどめがかからない hadomegakakaranai | unstoppable (of something bad) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 破壊 | はかい hakai | destruction; disruption |
| 突破 | とっぱ toppa | breaking through; breakthrough; penetration |
| 破産 | はさん hasan | bankruptcy; insolvency |
| 破る | やぶる yaburu | to tear; to rip; to break |
| 破損 | はそん hason | damage; breakage |
| 破片 | はへん hahen | fragment; broken piece; splinter |
| 竹林 | ちくりん chikurin | bamboo thicket; bamboo grove |
| 竹刀 | しない shinai | bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick |
See also: Chinese symbol for “unstoppable”.
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.