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Japanese symbol for “unaccounted”

Romaji: bogai
unaccounted; off the books

In Japanese, unaccounted is , read (bogai).

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 unaccounted; off the books

Kanji and stroke order

register, record book
on: ボ
19 strokes · JLPT 1
outside
on: ガイ、ゲ
kun: そと、ほか、はず.す、はず.れる
5 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
めいぼ meiboregister of names; list of names; roll
ぼき bokibookkeeping
ちょうぼ chouboaccount book; register; ledger
げんぼ genboledger; original record; register
かけいぼ kakeibohousehold account book
かいがい kaigaiforeign; abroad; overseas
がいこく gaikokuforeign country
いがい igaiexcluding; 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.

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