Japanese symbol for “advocating”
標榜
ひょうぼう
Romaji: hyoubou
standing for; advocating; championing; professing (to be)
In Japanese, advocating is 標榜, read ひょうぼう (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
- n, vs, vt standing for; advocating; championing; professing (to be)
Written forms: 標榜、標ぼう. Readings: ひょうぼう.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 目標 | もくひょう mokuhyou | goal; target; aim |
| 標準 | ひょうじゅん hyoujun | standard; criterion; norm |
| 標識 | ひょうしき hyoushiki | sign; mark; marker |
| 指標 | しひょう shihyou | index; indices; indicator |
| 標本 | ひょうほん hyouhon | specimen; sample |
| 標的 | ひょうてき hyouteki | target |
| 虎榜 | こぼう kobou | card 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.