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Japanese symbol for “ew”

Romaji: yaseizetsumetsu
Extinct in the Wild (conservation status); EW

In Japanese, ew is , read (yaseizetsumetsu).

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. adj-no, n Extinct in the Wild (conservation status); EW

Kanji and stroke order

plains, field, rustic
on: ヤ、ショ
kun: の、の-
11 strokes · JLPT 3
life, genuine, birth
on: セイ、ショウ
kun: い.きる、い.かす、い.ける、う.まれる
5 strokes · JLPT 4
discontinue, sever, cut off
on: ゼツ
kun: た.える、た.やす、た.つ
12 strokes · JLPT 2
destroy, ruin, overthrow
on: メツ
kun: ほろ.びる、ほろ.ぶ、ほろ.ぼす
13 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
やきゅう yakyuubaseball
ぶんや bun'yafield; sphere; realm
やさい yasaivegetable
やとう yatouopposition party; the opposition
しや shiyafield of vision; view
へいや heiyaplain; open field
せいかつ seikatsulife; living
せんせい senseiteacher; instructor; master
ぜったい zettaiabsolutely; definitely; unconditionally
しょうめつ shoumetsuextinction; extinguishment; disappearance

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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