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Japanese symbol for “breakaway”

Romaji: ridatsu
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway

In Japanese, breakaway is , read (ridatsu).

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. n, vi, vs withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway

Kanji and stroke order

detach, separation, disjoin
on: リ
kun: はな.れる、はな.す
19 strokes · JLPT 1
undress, removing, escape from
on: ダツ
kun: ぬ.ぐ、ぬ.げる
11 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “breakaway”

WordReadingMeaning
そっこう sokkouswift attack; quick attack; fast break
りはん rihanestrangement; alienation; disaffection
だつり datsuriwithdrawal; secession; separation

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
きょり kyoridistance; range; interval
りこん rikondivorce
ぶんり bunriseparation; partition; detachment
はなれる hanareruto be separated; to be apart; to be distant
りりく ririkutakeoff
だっしゅつ dasshutsuescape; getting away (from); getting out (of)
だったい dattaiwithdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving
だつぜい datsuzeitax evasion

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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