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Japanese symbol for “abduct”

Romaji: tsuresaru
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap

In Japanese, abduct is , read (tsuresaru).

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. v5r, vt to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

take along, lead, join
on: レン
kun: つら.なる、つら.ねる、つ.れる、-づ.れ
10 strokes · JLPT 2
gone, past, quit
on: キョ、コ
kun: さ.る、-さ.る
5 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “abduct”

WordReadingMeaning
さらう sarauto carry off; to run away with; to sweep away
かどわかす kadowakasuto kidnap (esp. by force or deception); to abduct; to snatch
らちる rachiruto kidnap; to abduct
ひっさらう hissarauto kidnap; to abduct; to snatch

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
れんらく renrakucontacting; (making) contact; getting in touch
かんれん kanrenrelation; connection; relevance
れんぞく renzokucontinuation; succession; series
れんごう rengouunion; combination; alliance
れんぽう renpoufederation (of states); confederation; commonwealth
れんちゅう renchuucompany; lot; people
かこ kakothe past; bygone days
きょねん kyonenlast year

See also: Chinese symbol for “abduct”.

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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