Japanese symbol for “unaccounted”
簿外
ぼがい
Romaji: bogai
unaccounted; off the books
In Japanese, unaccounted is 簿外, read ぼがい (bogai).
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Meanings
- n unaccounted; off the books
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 名簿 | めいぼ meibo | register of names; list of names; roll |
| 簿記 | ぼき boki | bookkeeping |
| 帳簿 | ちょうぼ choubo | account book; register; ledger |
| 原簿 | げんぼ genbo | ledger; original record; register |
| 家計簿 | かけいぼ kakeibo | household account book |
| 海外 | かいがい kaigai | foreign; abroad; overseas |
| 外国 | がいこく gaikoku | foreign country |
| 以外 | いがい igai | excluding; except (for); apart from |
See also: Chinese symbol for “unaccounted”.
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.