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Japanese symbol for “ellipsis”

Romaji: chuuryaku
omission (of middle part of a text); ellipsis

In Japanese, ellipsis is , read (chuuryaku).

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, vi, vs omission (of middle part of a text); ellipsis

Kanji and stroke order

in, inside, middle
on: チュウ
kun: なか、うち、あた.る
4 strokes · JLPT 4
abbreviation, omission, outline
on: リャク
kun: ほぼ、はぶ.く、おか.す、おさ.める
11 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “ellipsis”

WordReadingMeaning
リーダー riidaaleaders; dotted line; ellipsis
しょうりゃくきごう shouryakukigouellipsis
さんてんリーダー santenriidaathree dot leader; ellipsis

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ちゅうしん chuushincenter; centre; middle
とちゅう tochuuon the way; en route
ちゅうおう chuuoucentre; center; middle
しゅうちゅう shuuchuuconcentration (on a task); focusing one's attention
ちゅうし chuushiinterruption; discontinuance; suspension
なかみ nakamicontents; interior; filling
しんりゃく shinryakuinvasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
せんりゃく senryakustrategy; tactics

See also: Chinese symbol for “ellipsis”.

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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