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Japanese symbol for “elsewhere”

Romaji: tasho
another place; somewhere else; elsewhere

In Japanese, elsewhere is , read (tasho).

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 another place; somewhere else; elsewhere
  2. n moving (to another place)

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

other, another, the others
on: タ
kun: ほか
5 strokes · JLPT 2
place, extent
on: ショ
kun: ところ、-ところ、どころ、とこ
8 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “elsewhere”

WordReadingMeaning
ことどころ kotodokoroanother place; somewhere else; elsewhere

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
たにん taninanother person; other people; others
そのほか sonohokathe rest; the others
たほう tahouone (esp. of two); the other; one way
たしゃ tashaanother company; other company
たこく takokuforeign country; another country
たさつ tasatsumurder
ばしょ bashoplace; location; spot
じむしょ jimushooffice

See also: Chinese symbol for “elsewhere”.

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.