Japanese symbol for “disqualified”
ＯＵＴ
アウト
Romaji: auto
out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line
In Japanese, disqualified is ＯＵＴ, read アウト (auto).
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Meanings
- n out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line (sports)
- n out; putout (baseb)
- adj-f outer; external; outside
- unc exit; exit here
- n front nine (golf)
- adj-na no good; unacceptable; out of line; over; finished; disqualified
See also: Chinese symbol for “disqualified”.
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.