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Japanese symbol for “deduction”

Romaji: sashihiki
deduction; subtraction; balance

In Japanese, deduction is , read (sashihiki).

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, vs, vt deduction; subtraction; balance
  2. n, vi, vs ebb and flow; rise and fall

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

distinction, difference, variation
on: サ
kun: さ.す、さ.し
10 strokes · JLPT 2
pull, tug, jerk
on: イン
kun: ひ.く、ひ.ける
4 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “deduction”

WordReadingMeaning
すいり suirireasoning; inference; deduction
こうじょ koujosubtraction; deduction (e.g. of tax)
すいろん suironinference; deduction; induction
えんえき en'ekideductive reasoning; deduction
えんえきほう en'ekihou(method of) deduction

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
さべつ sabetsudistinction; differentiation; discrimination
かくさ kakusaqualitative difference; disparity; gap
こうさてん kousatencrossing; intersection
じさ jisatime difference
ひざし hizashisunlight; rays of the Sun
ごさ gosameasurement error; calculation error
とりひき torihikitransactions; dealings; business
いんたい intairetirement

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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