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Japanese symbol for “vindictive”

Romaji: shuunenbukai
tenacious; persistent; stubborn; vindictive

In Japanese, vindictive is , read (shuunenbukai).

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-i tenacious; persistent; stubborn; vindictive; spiteful; vengeful

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

tenacious, take hold, grasp
on: シツ、シュウ
kun: と.る
11 strokes · JLPT 1
wish, sense, idea
on: ネン
8 strokes · JLPT 2
deep, heighten, intensify
on: シン
kun: ふか.い、-ぶか.い、ふか.まる、ふか.める
11 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しっこう shikkouexecution; carrying out; performance
しっぴつ shippitsuwriting; authoring
しゅうねん shuunentenacity; persistence; obsession
しゅうちゃく shuuchakuattachment; adhesion; insistence
かくしつ kakushitsudiscord; antagonism
しつむ shitsumuperformance of one's official duties
きねん kinencommemoration; celebration; remembrance
ざんねん zannenregrettable; unfortunate; disappointing
しんこく shinkokuserious; severe; grave

See also: Chinese symbol for “vindictive”.

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.