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Japanese symbol for “advertise”

Romaji: furekomu
to profess to be; to pass oneself off (as); to advertise oneself (as)

In Japanese, advertise is , read (furekomu).

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. v5m, vi to profess to be; to pass oneself off (as); to advertise oneself (as)
  2. v5m, vt to advertise; to announce; to make publicly known

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

contact, touch, feel
on: ショク
kun: ふ.れる、さわ.る、さわ
13 strokes · JLPT 2
crowded, mixture, in bulk

kun: -こ.む、こ.む、こ.み、-こ.み
5 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
せっしょく sesshokutouch; contact; touching
かんしょく kanshokufeel (of something); touch; texture
さわる sawaruto touch; to feel; to handle
ふれあい fureaicontact; connectedness; rapport
ていしょく teishokuinfringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; running afoul
しょくばい shokubaicatalyst
みこみ mikomihope; promise; possibility
もうしこみ moushikomiapplication; entry; request

See also: Chinese symbol for “advertise”.

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.