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Japanese symbol for “engender”

Romaji: kamoshidasu
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender

In Japanese, engender is , read (kamoshidasu).

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. v5s, vt to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

brew, cause
on: ジョウ
kun: かも.す
20 strokes · JLPT 1
exit, leave, go out
on: シュツ、スイ
kun: で.る、-で、だ.す、-だ.す
5 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
じょうぞう jouzoubrewing
じょうせい jouseibrewing; fermenting
ぎんじょう ginjouginjō sake; high-quality sake brewed by low temperature fermentation from white rice milled to 60%
かもす kamosuto brew (sake, etc.)
ぎんじょうしゅ ginjoushuginjō sake; high-quality sake brewed by low temperature fermentation from white rice milled to 60%
しゅつえん shutsuenappearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance
だす dasuto take out; to get out
でる deruto leave; to exit; to go out

See also: Chinese symbol for “engender”.

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.