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Japanese symbol for “reclaim”

Romaji: kyuushutsu
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance

In Japanese, reclaim is , read (kyuushutsu).

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, vt rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance

Kanji and stroke order

salvation, save, help
on: キュウ
kun: すく.う
11 strokes · JLPT 2
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 “reclaim”

WordReadingMeaning
うめたてる umetateruto reclaim; to fill up

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
きゅうさい kyuusairelief; aid; help
きゅうじょ kyuujorelief; aid; rescue
すくう sukuuto rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty)
きゅうえん kyuuenrelief; rescue
すくい sukuihelp; rescue; aid
きゅうきゅう kyuukyuufirst-aid; emergency (aid)
しゅつえん shutsuenappearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance
だす dasuto take out; to get out

See also: Chinese symbol for “reclaim”.

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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