Japanese symbol for “seclusion”
隔絶
かくぜつ
Romaji: kakuzetsu
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion
In Japanese, seclusion is 隔絶, read かくぜつ (kakuzetsu).
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, vi, vs isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “seclusion”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 隠退 | いんたい intai | seclusion; reclusion; retirement (from activities) |
| 隠遁 | いんとん inton | retirement (from the world); seclusion |
| リトリート | リトリート ritoriito | retreat (e.g. from life); seclusion |
| 隠逸 | いんいつ in'itsu | seclusion |
| 幽暗 | ゆうあん yuuan | gloom; darkness; seclusion |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 間隔 | かんかく kankaku | space; interval |
| 隔離 | かくり kakuri | isolation; segregation; separation |
| 遠隔 | えんかく enkaku | distant; remote; isolated |
| 隔てる | へだてる hedateru | to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to partition |
| 隔て | へだて hedate | partition; division; barrier |
| 隔たり | へだたり hedatari | distance; difference; gap |
| 絶対 | ぜったい zettai | absolutely; definitely; unconditionally |
| 絶望 | ぜつぼう zetsubou | despair; hopelessness |
See also: Chinese symbol for “seclusion”.
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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