Japanese symbol for “vandalism”
公共物汚損
こうきょうぶつおそん
Romaji: koukyoubutsuoson
vandalism
In Japanese, vandalism is 公共物汚損, read こうきょうぶつおそん (koukyoubutsuoson).
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Meanings
- n vandalism
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “vandalism”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 荒らし | あらし arashi | raising havoc; laying waste; trolling |
| バンダリズム | バンダリズム bandarizumu | vandalism |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 公開 | こうかい koukai | opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting |
| 公式 | こうしき koushiki | official; formal |
| 公演 | こうえん kouen | public performance |
| 公園 | こうえん kouen | (public) park |
| 公共 | こうきょう koukyou | public (facilities, service, etc.); communal |
| 公表 | こうひょう kouhyou | official announcement; proclamation |
| 共同 | きょうどう kyoudou | cooperation; collaboration; association |
| 共通 | きょうつう kyoutsuu | common; shared; mutual |
| 動物 | どうぶつ doubutsu | animal |
| 汚染 | おせん osen | pollution; contamination |
| 損害 | そんがい songai | damage; injury; loss |
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.