Japanese symbol for “sequestered”

幽寂

ゆうじゃく

Romaji: yuujaku

quiet; sequestered

In Japanese, sequestered is 幽寂, read ゆうじゃく (yuujaku).

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Meanings

adj-na, n quiet; sequestered

Kanji and stroke order

幽

seclude, confine to a room, deep

on: ユウ
kun: ふか.い、かす.か、くら.い、しろ.い

9 strokes · JLPT 1

寂

loneliness, quietly, mellow

on: ジャク、セキ
kun: さび、さび.しい、さび.れる、さみ.しい

11 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
幽霊	ゆうれい yuurei	ghost; specter; spectre
幽閉	ゆうへい yuuhei	confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
幽玄	ゆうげん yuugen	mysterious profundity; quiet beauty; the subtle and profound
幽鬼	ゆうき yuuki	ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead)
幽界	ゆうかい yuukai	hades; realm of the dead
幽谷	ゆうこく yuukoku	deep ravine; glen
寂しい	さびしい sabishii	lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; forlorn
静寂	せいじゃく seijaku	silence; stillness; quietness

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.