Japanese symbol for “blurb”

宣伝文

せんでんぶん

Romaji: sendenbun

blurb

In Japanese, blurb is 宣伝文, read せんでんぶん (sendenbun).

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Meanings

n blurb

Kanji and stroke order

宣

proclaim, say, announce

on: セン
kun: のたま.う

9 strokes · JLPT 1

伝

transmit, go along, walk along

on: デン、テン
kun: つた.わる、つた.える、つた.う、つだ.う

6 strokes · JLPT 2

文

sentence, literature, style

on: ブン、モン
kun: ふみ、あや

4 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
宣言	せんげん sengen	declaration; proclamation; announcement
宣伝	せんでん senden	publicity; advertisement; advertising
宣告	せんこく senkoku	sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence
宣誓	せんせい sensei	oath; abjuration; pledge
宣戦	せんせん sensen	declaration of war
宣教師	せんきょうし senkyoushi	missionary
伝統	でんとう dentou	tradition; convention
伝説	でんせつ densetsu	legend; folklore; tradition
文化	ぶんか bunka	culture; civilization; civilisation

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.