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Japanese symbol for “briefing”

Romaji: kunji
instruction; direction; briefing

In Japanese, briefing is , read (kunji).

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 instruction; direction; briefing

Kanji and stroke order

instruction, Japanese character reading, explanation
on: クン、キン
kun: おし.える、よ.む、くん.ずる
10 strokes · JLPT 2
show, indicate, point out
on: ジ、シ
kun: しめ.す
5 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “briefing”

WordReadingMeaning
ブリーフィング buriifingubriefing
じょうきょうせつめい joukyousetsumeibriefing; status report; explanation of the situation
せつめいかい setsumeikaiinformation session; briefing; explanatory meeting

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
くんれん kunrentraining; drill; practice
きょうくん kyoukunlesson; precept; teachings
とっくん tokkunspecial training; intensive training; crash course
くんれい kunreidirective; instructions
くんかい kunkaiwarning; admonition; lesson or a phrase that teaches you not to do something
てんじ tenjiexhibition; display
しじ shijiindication; denotation; designation
しめす shimesuto (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to tell

See also: Chinese symbol for “briefing”.

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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