Japanese symbol for “excerpt”
抜粋
ばっすい
Romaji: bassui
extract; excerpt; selection
In Japanese, excerpt is 抜粋, read ばっすい (bassui).
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, vs, vt extract; excerpt; selection
Written forms: 抜粋、抜萃、抜枠. Readings: ばっすい.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “excerpt”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 抄本 | しょうほん shouhon | excerpt; abridgment; abridgement |
| 抜本 | ぬきほん nukihon | excerpt; selection |
| 抄 | しょう shou | excerpt; extract |
| 別刷り | べつずり betsuzuri | excerpt; offprint; printed separately |
| 抜き書き | ぬきがき nukigaki | extract; excerpt |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 抜群 | ばつぐん batsugun | outstanding; excellent; exceptional |
| 抜き | ぬき nuki | leaving out; omitting; skipping |
| 選抜 | せんばつ senbatsu | selection; choice; picking out |
| 抜け出す | ぬけだす nukedasu | to slip out; to sneak away; to break free |
| 海抜 | かいばつ kaibatsu | height above sea level |
| 純粋 | じゅんすい junsui | pure; true; genuine |
| 生粋 | きっすい kissui | pure; genuine; trueborn |
| 国粋 | こくすい kokusui | national characteristics |
See also: Chinese symbol for “excerpt”.
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.