Japanese symbol for “surpassing”
抜群
ばつぐん
Romaji: batsugun
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished
In Japanese, surpassing is 抜群, read ばつぐん (batsugun).
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
- adj-na, adj-no, n outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)
Written forms: 抜群. Readings: ばつぐん、ばっくん、バツグン.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “surpassing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 凌駕 | りょうが ryouga | excelling; surpassing; outdoing |
| 踰越 | ゆえつ yuetsu | exceeding (a limit, scope, one's authority, etc.); surpassing; going beyond |
| 勝るとも劣らぬ | まさるともおとらぬ masarutomootoranu | not at all inferior to; compare favorably (with); being even better than |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 抜き | ぬき nuki | leaving out; omitting; skipping |
| 選抜 | せんばつ senbatsu | selection; choice; picking out |
| 抜粋 | ばっすい bassui | extract; excerpt; selection |
| 抜け出す | ぬけだす nukedasu | to slip out; to sneak away; to break free |
| 海抜 | かいばつ kaibatsu | height above sea level |
| 群れ | むれ mure | group; crowd; flock |
| 群衆 | ぐんしゅう gunshuu | group (of people); crowd; horde |
| 症候群 | しょうこうぐん shoukougun | syndrome |
See also: Chinese symbol for “surpassing”.
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.