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Japanese symbol for “rundown”

Romaji: kyousatsu
rundown

In Japanese, rundown is , read (kyousatsu).

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 rundown (baseb)

Kanji and stroke order

pinch, between
on: キョウ、ショウ
kun: はさ.む、はさ.まる、わきばさ.む、さしはさ.む
9 strokes · JLPT 2
kill, murder, butcher
on: サツ、サイ、セツ
kun: ころ.す、-ごろ.し、そ.ぐ、あや.める
10 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “rundown”

WordReadingMeaning
ランダウン・ロッキングザアマゾン randaun・rokkinguzaamazonThe Rundown (film)

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
はさむ hasamuto hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides)
はさまる hasamaruto get between; to be caught in
はさみうち hasamiuchiattack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
はさみ hasamiclip
いたばさみ itabasamibeing stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
はさみこむ hasamikomuto insert; to put between; to tuck (into)
さつじん satsujinmurder; homicide; manslaughter
じさつ jisatsusuicide

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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