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Japanese symbol for “dissect”

Romaji: sakatsu
to slaughter; to butcher

In Japanese, dissect is , read (sakatsu).

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. v4t to slaughter; to butcher
  2. v4t to analyze; to dissect

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

slaughter, butcher, slay
on: ト、チョ
kun: ほふ.る
11 strokes

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
とさつ tosatsuslaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
ほふる hofuruto slaughter; to massacre; to butcher
とそ tosospiced sake (served at New Year's)
おとそ otosoNew Year's sake; spiced sake
とさつじょう tosatsujouabattoir; slaughterhouse
としょ toshoabattoir; slaughterhouse

See also: Chinese symbol for “dissect”.

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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