Japanese symbol for “unannounced”
卒然
そつぜん
Romaji: sotsuzen
sudden; unexpected; unannounced; abrupt
In Japanese, unannounced is 卒然, read そつぜん (sotsuzen).
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-t, adv-to sudden; unexpected; unannounced; abrupt
Written forms: 卒然、率然. Readings: そつぜん.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 卒業 | そつぎょう sotsugyou | graduation; completion (of a course) |
| 新卒 | しんそつ shinsotsu | new graduate; recent graduate |
| 大卒 | だいそつ daisotsu | university graduate; having graduated from university |
| 高卒 | こうそつ kousotsu | having graduated from high school (as one's highest completed level of education); high school graduate |
| 何卒 | なにとぞ nanitozo | please; kindly; I beg of you |
| 脳卒中 | のうそっちゅう nousotchuu | stroke; cerebral haemorrhage; cerebral hemorrhage |
| 自然 | しぜん shizen | nature |
| 当然 | とうぜん touzen | natural; right; proper |
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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