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Japanese symbol for “abolish”

Romaji: haisuru
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to discontinue

In Japanese, abolish is , read (haisuru).

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. vs-s to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to discontinue
  2. vs-s to dethrone; to depose

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

abolish, obsolete, cessation
on: ハイ
kun: すた.れる、すた.る
12 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “abolish”

WordReadingMeaning
はいす haisuto abolish; to abandon; to repeal
やめる yameruto cancel; to abandon; to give up
なくす nakusuto get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
はいし haishiabolition; discontinuance; discontinuation
はいき haikidisposal; abandonment; scrapping
はいぜつ haizetsuabolition; elimination
てっぱい teppaiannulment; abolition; repeal
たいはい taihai(moral) decay; (social) decline; decadence
こうはい kouhairuin; destruction; devastation

See also: Chinese symbol for “abolish”.

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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