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Japanese symbol for “exhibit”

Romaji: shutten
exhibit; display

In Japanese, exhibit is , read (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

  1. n, vs, vt exhibit; display

Kanji and stroke order

exit, leave, go out
on: シュツ、スイ
kun: で.る、-で、だ.す、-だ.す
5 strokes · JLPT 4
unfold, expand
on: テン
10 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “exhibit”

WordReadingMeaning
てん tenexhibition; exhibit
かざる kazaruto display; to exhibit; to put on show
しゅっぴんぶつ shuppinbutsuexhibit; article on display
ちんれつひん chinretsuhinexhibit; article on display; showpiece
れっぴん reppinexhibit; article on display; showpiece

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
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
できる dekiruto be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do)
しゅっしん shusshinone's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
えんしゅつ enshutsudirection (of a play, film, etc.); production
てんかい tenkaidevelopment; evolution; progression
はってん hattendevelopment; 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.

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