Japanese symbol for “assume”
出る
でる
Romaji: deru
to leave; to exit; to go out; to come out
In Japanese, assume is 出る, read でる (deru).
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
- v1, vi to leave; to exit; to go out; to come out; to get out
- v1, vi to leave (on a journey); to depart; to start out; to set out
- v1, vi to move forward
- v1, vi to come to; to get to; to lead to; to reach
- v1, vi to appear; to come out; to emerge; to surface; to come forth; to turn up
- v1, vi to appear (in print); to be published; to be announced; to be issued; to be listed; to come out
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “assume”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 座る | すわる suwaru | to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post) |
| 思い込む | おもいこむ omoikomu | to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to feel sure (that) |
| 決める | きめる kimeru | to take for granted; to assume |
| 就く | つく tsuku | to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to be hired |
| 負う | おう ou | to take (responsibility); to assume; to accept |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 出演 | しゅつえん shutsuen | appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance |
| 出す | だす dasu | to take out; to get 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 |
See also: Chinese symbol for “assume”.
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.