Japanese symbol for “botch”
出来損ない
できそこない
Romaji: dekisokonai
failure; defective article; dead loss; botch
In Japanese, botch is 出来損ない, read できそこない (dekisokonai).
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
- adj-no, n failure; defective article; dead loss; botch
- n good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
Written forms: 出来損ない、出来そこない、でき損ない、出来損い. Readings: できそこない.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “botch”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 遣り損ずる | やりそんずる yarisonzuru | to botch; to bungle; to fail |
| 遣り損じる | やりそんじる yarisonjiru | to botch; to bungle; to fail |
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 |
| 未来 | みらい mirai | (distant) future |
| 以来 | いらい irai | since; henceforth |
| 損害 | そんがい songai | damage; injury; loss |
See also: Chinese symbol for “botch”.
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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