Japanese symbol for “elimination”
排除
はいじょ
Romaji: haijo
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away
In Japanese, elimination is 排除, read はいじょ (haijo).
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, vs, vt exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “elimination”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 削除 | さくじょ sakujo | deletion; elimination; erasure |
| 抹殺 | まっさつ massatsu | elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; disposal |
| 失格 | しっかく shikkaku | disqualification; elimination; incapacity |
| 退治 | たいじ taiji | extermination; elimination; eradication |
| 消去 | しょうきょ shoukyo | erasure; deletion; elimination |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 排水 | はいすい haisui | drainage; draining; pumping out (water) |
| 排出 | はいしゅつ haishutsu | discharge; evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2) |
| 排斥 | はいせき haiseki | rejection; expulsion; boycott |
| 排気 | はいき haiki | exhaust; emission (of gas from an engine) |
| 排他 | はいた haita | exclusion |
| 解除 | かいじょ kaijo | termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding |
| 掃除 | そうじ souji | cleaning; sweeping; dusting |
| 削除 | さくじょ sakujo | deletion; elimination; erasure |
See also: Chinese symbol for “elimination”.
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