Japanese symbol for “remission”
赦免
しゃめん
Romaji: shamen
pardon; remission; amnesty
In Japanese, remission is 赦免, read しゃめん (shamen).
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 pardon; remission; amnesty
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “remission”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 寛解 | かんかい kankai | remission; improvement; relief (of pain, symptoms, etc.) |
| 小康 | しょうこう shoukou | remission (of an illness); becoming stable |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 容赦 | ようしゃ yousha | pardon; forgiveness; tolerance |
| 恩赦 | おんしゃ onsha | amnesty; pardon |
| 特赦 | とくしゃ tokusha | special pardon; (general) amnesty |
| 大赦 | たいしゃ taisha | amnesty; general pardon |
| 容赦なく | ようしゃなく youshanaku | mercilessly; relentlessly; unsparingly |
| 免許 | めんきょ menkyo | license; licence; permission |
| 免疫 | めんえき men'eki | immunity; immunization; immunisation |
| 免税 | めんぜい menzei | tax exemption; duty exemption |
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