Japanese symbol for “cancelling”
チャラ
チャラ
Romaji: chara
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even
In Japanese, cancelling is チャラ (chara).
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Meanings
- n cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even
- n forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
Written forms: —. Readings: チャラ、ちゃら.
Other Japanese words for “cancelling”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| キャンセル | キャンセル kyanseru | cancelling (a person, e.g. for an inflammatory remark); cancel culture |
| お蔵 | おくら okura | shelving (a play, movie, etc.); closing down; cancelling |
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.