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Japanese symbol for “impound”

Romaji: sashiosaeru
to seize; to impound; to garnish; to attach goods

In Japanese, impound is , read (sashiosaeru).

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. v1, vt to seize; to impound; to garnish; to attach goods

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

distinction, difference, variation
on: サ
kun: さ.す、さ.し
10 strokes · JLPT 2
push, stop, check
on: オウ
kun: お.す、お.し-、お.っ-、お.さえる
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
さべつ sabetsudistinction; differentiation; discrimination
かくさ kakusaqualitative difference; disparity; gap
こうさてん kousatencrossing; intersection
じさ jisatime difference
ひざし hizashisunlight; rays of the Sun
ごさ gosameasurement error; calculation error
おす osuto push; to thrust; to shove
おし oshipush; pushing

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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