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Japanese symbol for “farewells”

Romaji: ketsuji
words of parting; farewells; goodbyes

In Japanese, farewells is , read (ketsuji).

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 words of parting; farewells; goodbyes

Kanji and stroke order

separation, part, secret
on: ケツ
kun: わかれ、わかれ.る
11 strokes
resign, word, term
on: ジ
kun: や.める、いな.む
13 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ひけつ hiketsusecret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.)
えいけつ eiketsulast farewell
ようけつ youketsumain point
けつぜつ ketsuzetsubreaking off a relationship
じにん jininresignation (from a position)
じしょく jishokuresignation
じしょ jishodictionary; lexicon
じてん jitendictionary; lexicon

See also: Chinese symbol for “farewells”.

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.