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Japanese symbol for “attribution”

Romaji: hyouji
indication; expression; showing; manifestation

In Japanese, attribution is , read (hyouji).

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 indication; expression; showing; manifestation; demonstration
  2. n, vs, vt display; displaying (comp)
  3. n, vs, vt representation (physics)
  4. n, vs, vt (copyright) attribution (law)

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

surface, table, chart
on: ヒョウ
kun: おもて、-おもて、あらわ.す、あらわ.れる
8 strokes · JLPT 2
show, indicate, point out
on: ジ、シ
kun: しめ.す
5 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “attribution”

WordReadingMeaning
きぞく kizokubelonging; ascription; attribution
アトリビューション atoribyuushonattribution

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
はっぴょう happyouannouncement; publication; presenting
だいひょう daihyourepresentation; representative; delegate
ひょうげん hyougenexpression; representation; description
ひょうじょう hyoujoufacial expression; countenance
こうひょう kouhyouofficial announcement; proclamation
ひょうめん hyoumensurface; face
てんじ tenjiexhibition; display
しじ shijiindication; denotation; designation

See also: Chinese symbol for “attribution”.

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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