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Japanese symbol for “deviation”

Romaji: itsudatsu
deviation; departure

In Japanese, deviation is , read (itsudatsu).

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, vi, vs deviation; departure
  2. n, vi, vs (accidental) omission

Kanji and stroke order

deviate, idleness, leisure
on: イツ
kun: そ.れる、そ.らす、はぐ.れる
11 strokes · JLPT 1
undress, removing, escape from
on: ダツ
kun: ぬ.ぐ、ぬ.げる
11 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “deviation”

WordReadingMeaning
かたより katayorideviation; inclination; offset
かいり kairidivergence; alienation; deviation
へんさ hensadeflection; deviation; variation
ごさ gosadiscrepancy; deviation; difference
へんさち hensachideviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しゅういつ shuuitsuexcellent; superb; first-rate
いつわ itsuwaanecdote; story; episode
いっぴん ippinexcellent article; fine item; rare beauty
いつざい itsuzaioutstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
さんいつ san'itsubeing scattered and ultimately lost
だっしゅつ dasshutsuescape; getting away (from); getting out (of)
だったい dattaiwithdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving
だつぜい datsuzeitax evasion

See also: Chinese symbol for “deviation”.

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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