Japanese symbol for “happening”
出来
しゅったい
Romaji: shuttai
occurrence; happening; taking place
In Japanese, happening is 出来, read しゅったい (shuttai).
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 occurrence; happening; taking place
- n, vi, vs completion
Written forms: 出来. Readings: しゅったい、しゅつらい.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “happening”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 出来事 | できごと dekigoto | occurrence; happening; incident |
| ハプニング | ハプニング hapuningu | happening (performance) |
| 生起 | せいき seiki | occurrence; taking place; happening |
| ハペニング | ハペニング hapeningu | happening |
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 |
| 未来 | みらい mirai | (distant) future |
| 以来 | いらい irai | since; henceforth |
See also: Chinese symbol for “happening”.
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