Japanese symbol for “remove”

In Japanese, remove is 外す, read はずす (hazusu).

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 remove; to take off; to detach; to unfasten; to undo
2. v5s, vt to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to exclude; to expel
3. v5s, vt to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to step out; to slip away
4. v5s, vt to dodge (a question, blow, etc.); to evade; to sidestep; to avoid (e.g. peak season)
5. v5s, vt to miss (a target, chance, punch, etc.)
6. v5s, vt to get wrong; to fail to hit the mark; to misjudge

Kanji and stroke order

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Other Japanese words for “remove”

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

See also: Chinese symbol for “remove”.

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.