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Japanese symbol for “dupe”

Romaji: dashi
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp

In Japanese, dupe is , read (dashi).

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. n dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp (food)
  2. n pretext; excuse; pretense (pretence); dupe; front man

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

exit, leave, go out
on: シュツ、スイ
kun: で.る、-で、だ.す、-だ.す
5 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “dupe”

WordReadingMeaning
だます damasuto trick; to cheat; to deceive
たばかる tabakaruto work out a plan of deception; to scheme; to take in
いっぱいくわす ippaikuwasuto play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive
いっぱいくわせる ippaikuwaseruto play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive
そうく soukurunning dog; dupe; tool of another person

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しゅつえん shutsuenappearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance
だす dasuto take out; to get out
でる deruto leave; to exit; to go out
できる dekiruto be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do)
しゅっしん shusshinone's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
えんしゅつ enshutsudirection (of a play, film, etc.); production

See also: Chinese symbol for “dupe”.

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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