Japanese symbol for “usurper”
僭主
せんしゅ
Romaji: senshu
usurper; tyrant
In Japanese, usurper is 僭主, read せんしゅ (senshu).
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Meanings
- n usurper; tyrant
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “usurper”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 簒奪者 | さんだつしゃ sandatsusha | usurper |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 僭越 | せんえつ sen'etsu | presumptuous; arrogant; audacious |
| 僭称 | せんしょう senshou | pretension; assumption (of a title) |
| 僭する | せんする sensuru | to usurp boastfully |
| 僭位 | せんい sen'i | usurpation of a throne |
| 僭王 | せんおう sen'ou | usurper king |
| 主義 | しゅぎ shugi | doctrine; rule; principle |
| 主張 | しゅちょう shuchou | claim; insistence; assertion |
| 民主 | みんしゅ minshu | democracy; popular sovereignty |
See also: Chinese symbol for “usurper”.
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.