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Japanese symbol for “lusting”

Romaji: ketsujo
removal; omission

In Japanese, lusting is , read (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

  1. n, vs removal; omission
  2. n, vs lusting

Kanji and stroke order

lack, gap, fail
on: ケツ、ケン
kun: か.ける、か.く
4 strokes · JLPT 2
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.

WordReadingMeaning
けっかん kekkandefect; fault; flaw
ふかけつ fukaketsuindispensable; essential
けってん kettenfault; defect; flaw
けっせき kessekiabsence; non-attendance
けつじょ ketsujolack; absence; shortage
ほけつ hoketsufilling a vacancy; supplementation
かいじょ kaijotermination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding
そうじ soujicleaning; sweeping; dusting

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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