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Japanese symbol for “knockout”

Romaji: hissatsu
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)

In Japanese, knockout is , read (hissatsu).

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 bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)

Kanji and stroke order

invariably, certain, inevitable
on: ヒツ
kun: かなら.ず
5 strokes · JLPT 2
kill, murder, butcher
on: サツ、サイ、セツ
kun: ころ.す、-ごろ.し、そ.ぐ、あや.める
10 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “knockout”

WordReadingMeaning
ノックアウト nokkuautoknockout

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ひつよう hitsuyounecessary; needed; essential
かならず kanarazualways; without exception; necessarily
ひっし hisshifrantic; frenetic; desperate
かならずしも kanarazushimo(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely
ひっす hissuindispensable; essential; requisite
ひつぜん hitsuzeninevitable; necessary; certain
さつじん satsujinmurder; homicide; manslaughter
じさつ jisatsusuicide

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.