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Japanese symbol for “exposure”

Romaji: roshutsu
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin)

In Japanese, exposure is , read (roshutsu).

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, vi, vs exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin)
  2. n, vi, vs exposure (photo)
  3. n, vi, vs (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)

Kanji and stroke order

dew, tears, expose
on: ロ、ロウ
kun: つゆ
21 strokes · JLPT 1
exit, leave, go out
on: シュツ、スイ
kun: で.る、-で、だ.す、-だ.す
5 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “exposure”

WordReadingMeaning
むき mukidirection; orientation; aspect
ばくろ bakurodisclosure; exposure; revelation
ろてい roteiexposure; disclosure
ろけん rokendiscovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure
ろこう rokouexposure

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ばくろ bakurodisclosure; exposure; revelation
ひろう hirouannouncement; presentation; demonstration
ろこつ rokotsuopen; unconcealed; undisguised
ろけん rokendiscovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure
ろてい roteiexposure; disclosure
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

See also: Chinese symbol for “exposure”.

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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