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Japanese symbol for “advocating”

Romaji: hyoubou
standing for; advocating; championing; professing (to be)

In Japanese, advocating is , read (hyoubou).

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 standing for; advocating; championing; professing (to be)

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

signpost, seal, mark
on: ヒョウ
kun: しるべ、しるし
15 strokes · JLPT 2
rudder, oar, name plate
on: ボウ、ホウ
kun: かじ、たてふだ、ふだ
14 strokes

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
もくひょう mokuhyougoal; target; aim
ひょうじゅん hyoujunstandard; criterion; norm
ひょうしき hyoushikisign; mark; marker
しひょう shihyouindex; indices; indicator
ひょうほん hyouhonspecimen; sample
ひょうてき hyoutekitarget
こぼう koboucard indicating a pass in the higher Chinese civil service examinations

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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