Japanese symbol for “banishment”
追放
ついほう
Romaji: tsuihou
exile; banishment; eviction; deportation
In Japanese, banishment is 追放, read ついほう (tsuihou).
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, vs, vt exile; banishment; eviction; deportation; purge; expulsion
- n, vs, vt elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “banishment”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 中流 | ちゅうる chuuru | banishment (to a somewhat distant province); middle-degree punishment of the three banishment punishments under the ritsuryō system |
| 放逐 | ほうちく houchiku | expulsion; ousting; ejection |
| 放流 | ほうりゅう houryuu | banishment; exile |
| 流刑 | りゅうけい ryuukei | exile; banishment; deportation |
| 流罪 | るざい ruzai | banishment; exile |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 追加 | ついか tsuika | addition; supplement; appending |
| 追う | おう ou | to chase; to run after; to pursue |
| 追及 | ついきゅう tsuikyuu | investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing |
| 追跡 | ついせき tsuiseki | chase; pursuit; tracking |
| 追求 | ついきゅう tsuikyuu | pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase |
| 放送 | ほうそう housou | broadcasting; broadcast; program |
| 解放 | かいほう kaihou | release; unleashing; liberation |
| 開放 | かいほう kaihou | opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open |
See also: Chinese symbol for “banishment”.
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.