Japanese symbol for “projecting”

突き出た

つきでた

Romaji: tsukideta

projecting; protruding

In Japanese, projecting is 突き出た, read つきでた (tsukideta).

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

adj-f projecting; protruding

Kanji and stroke order

突

stab, protruding, thrust

on: トツ、カ
kun: つ.く

8 strokes · JLPT 2

出

exit, leave, go out

on: シュツ、スイ
kun: で.る、-で、だ.す、-だ.す

5 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “projecting”

Word	Reading	Meaning
投映	とうえい touei	projecting (e.g. slides, images); projection

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
突然	とつぜん totsuzen	abrupt; sudden; unexpected
突破	とっぱ toppa	breaking through; breakthrough; penetration
衝突	しょうとつ shoutotsu	collision; crash; impact
突入	とつにゅう totsunyuu	rushing into; breaking into; storming
突如	とつじょ totsujo	suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
突き	つき tsuki	thrust; stab; lunge
出演	しゅつえん shutsuen	appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance
出す	だす dasu	to take out; to get out

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.