Japanese symbol for “eminence”
出世
しゅっせ
Romaji: shusse
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion
In Japanese, eminence is 出世, read しゅっせ (shusse).
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, vi, vs success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “eminence”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 台地 | だいち daichi | plateau; tableland; eminence |
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 |
| 世界 | せかい sekai | the world; society; the universe |
| 世代 | せだい sedai | generation |
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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