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Japanese symbol for “deprecated”

Romaji: hisuishou
not recommended

In Japanese, deprecated is , read (hisuishou).

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. adj-no not recommended
  2. adj-no deprecated (comp)

Kanji and stroke order

un-, mistake, negative
on: ヒ
kun: あら.ず
8 strokes · JLPT 2
conjecture, infer, guess
on: スイ
kun: お.す
11 strokes · JLPT 1
exhort, urge, encourage
on: ショウ、ソウ
kun: すす.める
13 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ひじょう hijouemergency
ぜひ zehicertainly; without fail
ひなん hinancriticism; blame; censure
ひこうしき hikoushikiinformal; unofficial
ひこうかい hikoukaiprivate; non-public; secret
ひこう hikoudelinquency; misconduct
すいしん suishinpropulsion; drive
すいせん suisenrecommendation; referral; endorsement
しょうれい shoureiencouragement; 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.

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