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Japanese symbol for “distinguished”

Romaji: batsugun
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished

In Japanese, distinguished is , read (batsugun).

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. adj-na, adj-no, n outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

slip out, extract, pull out
on: バツ、ハツ、ハイ
kun: ぬ.く、-ぬ.く、ぬ.き、ぬ.ける
7 strokes · JLPT 2
flock, group, crowd
on: グン
kun: む.れる、む.れ、むら、むら.がる
13 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “distinguished”

WordReadingMeaning
ちょめい chomeifamous; noted; eminent
ゆうすう yuusuuprominent; eminent; leading
こうめい koumeifamous; well-known; renowned
えらい eraidistinguished; important; high-ranking
ゆびおり yubiorileading; prominent; eminent

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ぬき nukileaving out; omitting; skipping
せんばつ senbatsuselection; choice; picking out
ばっすい bassuiextract; excerpt; selection
ぬけだす nukedasuto slip out; to sneak away; to break free
かいばつ kaibatsuheight above sea level
むれ muregroup; crowd; flock
ぐんしゅう gunshuugroup (of people); crowd; horde
しょうこうぐん shoukougunsyndrome

See also: Chinese symbol for “distinguished”.

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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