Japanese symbol for “dupe”
出し
だし
Romaji: dashi
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
In Japanese, dupe is 出し, read だし (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
- n dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp (food)
- n pretext; excuse; pretense (pretence); dupe; front man
Written forms: 出し、出汁. Readings: だし、ダシ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “dupe”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 騙す | だます damasu | to trick; to cheat; to deceive |
| 謀る | たばかる tabakaru | to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; to take in |
| 一杯食わす | いっぱいくわす ippaikuwasu | to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive |
| 一杯食わせる | いっぱいくわせる ippaikuwaseru | to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive |
| 走狗 | そうく souku | running dog; dupe; tool of another person |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 出演 | しゅつえん shutsuen | appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance |
| 出す | だす dasu | to take out; to get out |
| 出る | でる deru | to leave; to exit; to go out |
| 出来る | できる dekiru | to be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do) |
| 出身 | しゅっしん shusshin | one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school) |
| 演出 | えんしゅつ enshutsu | direction (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.