Japanese symbol for “omission”
省略
しょうりゃく
Romaji: shouryaku
omission; leaving out
In Japanese, omission is 省略, read しょうりゃく (shouryaku).
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, vt omission; leaving out
- n, vs, vt abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement; shortening (e.g. of a name)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “omission”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 落ち | おち ochi | slip; omission |
| 中略 | ちゅうりゃく chuuryaku | omission (of middle part of a text); ellipsis |
| 抜け | ぬけ nuke | omission; slip; error |
| 略 | りゃく ryaku | abbreviation; omission |
| 落ち度 | おちど ochido | mistake; error; fault |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 反省 | はんせい hansei | reflection; reconsideration; introspection |
| 外務省 | がいむしょう gaimushou | Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 帰省 | きせい kisei | homecoming; returning home |
| 労働省 | ろうどうしょう roudoushou | Ministry of Labour (now Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare) |
| 文部省 | もんぶしょう monbushou | Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (1871-2001) |
| 侵略 | しんりゃく shinryaku | invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression |
| 戦略 | せんりゃく senryaku | strategy; tactics |
| 攻略 | こうりゃく kouryaku | capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); conquest |
See also: Chinese symbol for “omission”.
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.