Japanese symbol for “disqualify”

取り上げる

とりあげる

Romaji: toriageru

to pick up

In Japanese, disqualify is 取り上げる, read とりあげる (toriageru).

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

v1, vt to pick up
v1, vt to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to accept; to listen to
v1, vt to take issue with; to make a problem of; to bring up (as a point of criticism)
v1, vt to report (news); to cover; to feature
v1, vt to take away; to confiscate; to deprive (someone) of; to revoke; to disqualify; to cancel
v1, vt to deliver (a baby)

Written forms: 取り上げる、採り上げる、取りあげる、取上げる. Readings: とりあげる.

Kanji and stroke order

取

take, fetch, take up

on: シュ
kun: と.る、と.り、と.り-、とり

8 strokes · JLPT 2

上

above, up

on: ジョウ、ショウ、シャン
kun: うえ、-うえ、うわ-、かみ

3 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
取引	とりひき torihiki	transactions; dealings; business
買取	かいとり kaitori	purchase; buying; buying out
取得	しゅとく shutoku	obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of)
取る	とる toru	to take; to pick up; to grab
取材	しゅざい shuzai	gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.)
取締役	とりしまりやく torishimariyaku	company director; board member
以上	いじょう ijou	not less than ...; ... and over; ... and above
売り上げ	うりあげ uriage	amount sold; sales; proceeds

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.