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Japanese symbol for “publish”

Romaji: dasu
to take out; to get out

In Japanese, publish is , read (dasu).

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. v5s, vt to take out; to get out
  2. v5s, vt to put out; to reveal; to show
  3. v5s, vt to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in
  4. v5s, vt to publish; to make public
  5. v5s, vt to send (e.g. letter)
  6. v5s, vt to produce (a sound); to start (fire)

Kanji and stroke order

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 “publish”

WordReadingMeaning
かかげる kakageruto publish; to print; to carry (e.g. an article)
のせる noseruto publish (an article); to run (an ad)
あげる ageruto upload (e.g. an image); to publish (on the internet); to post
おさめる osameruto include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to publish (in)
あらわす arawasuto write; to publish

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しゅつえん shutsuenappearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance
でる deruto leave; to exit; to go out
できる dekiruto be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do)
しゅっしん shusshinone's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
えんしゅつ enshutsudirection (of a play, film, etc.); production

See also: Chinese symbol for “publish”.

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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