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Japanese symbol for “ineligible”

Romaji: taishougai
outside the scope (of); exempt (from); ineligible (for); not covered (by)

In Japanese, ineligible is , read (taishougai).

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. adj-no, n outside the scope (of); exempt (from); ineligible (for); not covered (by)

Kanji and stroke order

vis-a-vis, opposite, even
on: タイ、ツイ
kun: あいて、こた.える、そろ.い、つれあ.い
7 strokes · JLPT 2
elephant, pattern after, imitate
on: ショウ、ゾウ
kun: かたど.る
12 strokes · JLPT 2
outside
on: ガイ、ゲ
kun: そと、ほか、はず.す、はず.れる
5 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
たいおう taioucorrespondence (to); equivalence
ぜったい zettaiabsolutely; definitely; unconditionally
たいしょう taishoutarget; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
たいさく taisakumeasure; step; countermeasure
はんたい hantaiopposition; resistance; antagonism
たいりつ tairitsuconfrontation; opposition; antagonism
いんしょう inshouimpression
げんしょう genshouphenomenon
かいがい kaigaiforeign; abroad; overseas

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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