Japanese symbol for “exiting”
出場
しゅつじょう
Romaji: shutsujou
participation (in a tournament, match, race, etc.); entry; taking part (in); competing (in)
In Japanese, exiting is 出場, read しゅつじょう (shutsujou).
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, vi, vs participation (in a tournament, match, race, etc.); entry; taking part (in); competing (in); appearance
- n, vi, vs appearance (on the stage, television, etc.)
- n, vi, vs exiting (a venue, train station, etc.); exit
- n, vi, vs being dispatched (of an ambulance, fire engine, etc.)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “exiting”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 退出 | たいしゅつ taishutsu | leaving (e.g. a courtroom, workplace); exiting; withdrawal (e.g. from a superior's presence) |
| 退館 | たいかん taikan | leaving (a library, museum, etc.); exiting |
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 |
| 場所 | ばしょ basho | place; location; spot |
| 場合 | ばあい baai | case; occasion; situation |
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.