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Japanese symbol for “presently”

Romaji: otte
later on; shortly; presently; afterwards

In Japanese, presently is , read (otte).

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. adv later on; shortly; presently; afterwards; in due course; by and by
  2. conj P.S.

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

chase, drive away, follow
on: ツイ
kun: お.う
9 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “presently”

WordReadingMeaning
ぜっさん zessancurrently; presently; right now
こんじ konjinow; currently; presently
もう mousoon; shortly; before long
ややあって yayaattea little while later; for a little while; some time later
しばらくして shibarakushiteafter a short time; presently

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ついか tsuikaaddition; supplement; appending
ついほう tsuihouexile; banishment; eviction
おう outo chase; to run after; to pursue
ついきゅう tsuikyuuinvestigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing
ついせき tsuisekichase; pursuit; tracking
ついきゅう tsuikyuupursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase

See also: Chinese symbol for “presently”.

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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