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Japanese symbol for “delineate”

Romaji: egakidasu
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine

In Japanese, delineate is , read (egakidasu).

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. v5s, vt to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

sketch, compose, write
on: ビョウ
kun: えが.く、か.く
11 strokes · JLPT 1
exit, leave, go out
on: シュツ、スイ
kun: で.る、-で、だ.す、-だ.す
5 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
びょうしゃ byoushadepiction; description; portrayal
えがく egakuto draw; to paint; to sketch
そびょう sobyoudrawing; sketch
てがき tegakihand-drawn; drawn by hand; hand-painted
おもいえがく omoiegakuto imagine; to picture; to figure
しゅつえん shutsuenappearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance
だす dasuto take out; to get out
でる deruto leave; to exit; to go out

See also: Chinese symbol for “delineate”.

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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