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Japanese symbol for “displace”

Romaji: oiotosu
to oust; to dethrone; to displace (from a position of power)

In Japanese, displace is , read (oiotosu).

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 oust; to dethrone; to displace (from a position of power)
  2. v5s, vt to drive down (e.g. into a valley); to chase down
  3. v5s, vt to capture (a castle); to seize (by driving out the garrison)
  4. v5s, vt to drive away (e.g. from the capital); to exile
  5. v5s, vt to snatch; to wrest; to waylay

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

chase, drive away, follow
on: ツイ
kun: お.う
9 strokes · JLPT 2
fall, drop, come down
on: ラク
kun: お.ちる、お.ち、お.とす
12 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “displace”

WordReadingMeaning
うつしかえる utsushikaeruto transpose; to exchange; to displace

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ついか tsuikaaddition; supplement; appending
ついほう tsuihouexile; banishment; eviction
おう outo chase; to run after; to pursue
ついきゅう tsuikyuuinvestigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing
ついせき tsuisekichase; pursuit; tracking
ついきゅう tsuikyuupursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase
おちる ochiruto fall; to drop; to come down
おち ochislip; omission

See also: Chinese symbol for “displace”.

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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