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Japanese symbol for “frequenting”

Romaji: deiri
going in and out; entering and exiting

In Japanese, frequenting is , read (deiri).

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 going in and out; entering and exiting
  2. n, vi, vs visiting regularly; frequenting; having regular dealings with
  3. n income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings
  4. n increase and decrease; surplus and deficit; fluctuation
  5. n fight; trouble; quarrel; dispute
  6. n indentations (e.g. of a coastline)

Written forms: . Readings: .

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
enter, insert
on: ニュウ、ジュ
kun: い.る、-い.る、-い.り、い.れる
2 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “frequenting”

WordReadingMeaning
がよい gayoiregularly going to ...; frequenting ...; commuting to ...
いりびたり iribitarifrequenting (e.g. a bar); staying around (e.g. at someone's house); haunting
かよい kayoicommuting (to work, school, etc.); attending regularly; frequenting

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
こうにゅう kounyuupurchase; buying
どうにゅう dounyuuintroduction; bringing in; installation

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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