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Japanese symbol for “sortie”

Romaji: shutsugeki
sortie; sally; attack

In Japanese, sortie is , read (shutsugeki).

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, vi, vs sortie; sally; attack

Kanji and stroke order

exit, leave, go out
on: シュツ、スイ
kun: で.る、-で、だ.す、-だ.す
5 strokes · JLPT 4
beat, attack, defeat
on: ゲキ
kun: う.つ
15 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “sortie”

WordReadingMeaning
ソーティー sootiisortie

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しゅつえん shutsuenappearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance
だす dasuto take out; to get out
でる deruto leave; to exit; to go out
できる dekiruto be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do)
しゅっしん shusshinone's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
えんしゅつ enshutsudirection (of a play, film, etc.); production
こうげき kougekiattack; assault; raid
しょうげき shougekiimpact; shock; impulse

See also: Chinese symbol for “sortie”.

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.