Japanese symbol for “lusting”

欠除

けつじょ

Romaji: ketsujo

removal; omission

In Japanese, lusting is 欠除, read けつじょ (ketsujo).

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, vs removal; omission
n, vs lusting

Kanji and stroke order

欠

lack, gap, fail

on: ケツ、ケン
kun: か.ける、か.く

4 strokes · JLPT 2

除

exclude, division (x/3), remove

on: ジョ、ジ
kun: のぞ.く、-よ.け

10 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
欠陥	けっかん kekkan	defect; fault; flaw
不可欠	ふかけつ fukaketsu	indispensable; essential
欠点	けってん ketten	fault; defect; flaw
欠席	けっせき kesseki	absence; non-attendance
欠如	けつじょ ketsujo	lack; absence; shortage
補欠	ほけつ hoketsu	filling a vacancy; supplementation
解除	かいじょ kaijo	termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding
掃除	そうじ souji	cleaning; sweeping; dusting

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