Japanese symbol for “appearance”
出演
しゅつえん
Romaji: shutsuen
appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance
In Japanese, appearance is 出演, read しゅつえん (shutsuen).
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
- n, vi, vs appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “appearance”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 出現 | しゅつげん shutsugen | appearance; emergence; advent |
| 状態 | じょうたい joutai | state; condition; situation |
| 登場 | とうじょう toujou | entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.) |
| 出場 | しゅつじょう shutsujou | participation (in a tournament, match, race, etc.); entry; taking part (in) |
| 出席 | しゅっせき shusseki | attendance; presence; appearance |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 出す | だす dasu | to take out; to get out |
| 出る | でる deru | to leave; to exit; to go out |
| 出来る | できる dekiru | to be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do) |
| 出身 | しゅっしん shusshin | one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school) |
| 演出 | えんしゅつ enshutsu | direction (of a play, film, etc.); production |
| 公演 | こうえん kouen | public performance |
| 演奏 | えんそう ensou | musical performance |
| 演技 | えんぎ engi | acting; performance |
See also: Chinese symbol for “appearance”.
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.