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Japanese symbol for “resigning”

Romaji: nage
throw; throwing

In Japanese, resigning is , read (nage).

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 throw; throwing
  2. n resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up
  3. n selling at a loss; sell-off; shakeout (stockm)

Kanji and stroke order

throw, discard, abandon
on: トウ
kun: な.げる、-な.げ
7 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “resigning”

WordReadingMeaning
はいじ haijiresigning; declining

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
とうひょう touhyouvoting; ballot; poll
とうし toushiinvestment
とうこう toukoucontribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
とうしゅ toushupitcher
とうにゅう tounyuuthrowing in; inserting; depositing (e.g. a ballot)

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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