Japanese symbol for “deprecated”
非推奨
ひすいしょう
Romaji: hisuishou
not recommended
In Japanese, deprecated is 非推奨, read ひすいしょう (hisuishou).
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Meanings
- adj-no not recommended
- adj-no deprecated (comp)
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 非常 | ひじょう hijou | emergency |
| 是非 | ぜひ zehi | certainly; without fail |
| 非難 | ひなん hinan | criticism; blame; censure |
| 非公式 | ひこうしき hikoushiki | informal; unofficial |
| 非公開 | ひこうかい hikoukai | private; non-public; secret |
| 非行 | ひこう hikou | delinquency; misconduct |
| 推進 | すいしん suishin | propulsion; drive |
| 推薦 | すいせん suisen | recommendation; referral; endorsement |
| 奨励 | しょうれい shourei | encouragement; promotion; inducement |
See also: Chinese symbol for “deprecated”.
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.