Japanese symbol for “exhibit”
出展
しゅってん
Romaji: shutten
exhibit; display
In Japanese, exhibit is 出展, read しゅってん (shutten).
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 exhibit; display
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “exhibit”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 展 | てん ten | exhibition; exhibit |
| 飾る | かざる kazaru | to display; to exhibit; to put on show |
| 出品物 | しゅっぴんぶつ shuppinbutsu | exhibit; article on display |
| 陳列品 | ちんれつひん chinretsuhin | exhibit; article on display; showpiece |
| 列品 | れっぴん reppin | exhibit; article on display; showpiece |
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 |
| 展開 | てんかい tenkai | development; evolution; progression |
| 発展 | はってん hatten | development; growth; expansion |
See also: Chinese symbol for “exhibit”.
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.