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Japanese symbol for “advertising”

Romaji: koukoku
advertisement; advertising

In Japanese, advertising is , read (koukoku).

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, vs, vt advertisement; advertising
  2. n, vs, vt announcement; notice

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

wide, broad, spacious
on: コウ
kun: ひろ.い、ひろ.まる、ひろ.める、ひろ.がる
5 strokes · JLPT 3
revelation, tell, inform
on: コク
kun: つ.げる
7 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “advertising”

WordReadingMeaning
せんでん sendenpublicity; advertisement; advertising
アドバタイジング adobataijinguadvertising

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ひろい hiroispacious; vast; wide
ひろば hirobapublic square; square; plaza
はばひろい habahiroiextensive; wide; broad
こうだい koudaivast; extensive; immense
ひろげる hirogeruto spread; to extend; to expand
ほうこく houkokureport; information
ひこく hikokudefendant; the accused
けいこく keikokuwarning; caution; admonition

See also: Chinese symbol for “advertising”.

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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