Japanese symbol for “deletion”
削除
さくじょ
Romaji: sakujo
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
In Japanese, deletion is 削除, read さくじょ (sakujo).
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 deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “deletion”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 消去 | しょうきょ shoukyo | erasure; deletion; elimination |
| 抹消 | まっしょう masshou | erasure; striking off; crossing out |
| 消除 | しょうじょ shoujo | deletion; removal; elimination |
| 削去 | さっきょ sakkyo | removal; deletion |
| 欠失 | けっしつ kesshitsu | deletion; gene deletion; deficiency |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 削減 | さくげん sakugen | cut; reduction; curtailment |
| 削る | けずる kezuru | to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to plane |
| 添削 | てんさく tensaku | correction; looking over; touching up |
| 掘削 | くっさく kussaku | digging out; excavation |
| 削り節 | けずりぶし kezuribushi | flaked bonito |
| 解除 | かいじょ kaijo | termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding |
| 掃除 | そうじ souji | cleaning; sweeping; dusting |
| 排除 | はいじょ haijo | exclusion; removal; elimination |
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.