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Japanese symbol for “broadcasting”

Romaji: housou
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement

In Japanese, broadcasting is , read (housou).

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 broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement

Kanji and stroke order

set free, release, fire
on: ホウ
kun: はな.す、-っぱな.し、はな.つ、はな.れる
8 strokes · JLPT 2
escort, send
on: ソウ
kun: おく.る
9 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “broadcasting”

WordReadingMeaning
ほうえい houeitelevising; broadcasting; airing
オンエア on'ea(being) on air; (being) on the air; broadcasting
ばらまき baramakibroadcasting (seeds); broadcast seeding
ブロードキャスティング buroodokyasutingubroadcasting

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
かいほう kaihourelease; unleashing; liberation
かいほう kaihouopening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open
ほうだい houdai(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked
ほうき houkiabandonment; renouncement; renunciation
ついほう tsuihouexile; banishment; eviction
おくる okuruto send; to dispatch; to forward
ゆそう yusoutransport; transportation; transit
そうしん soushintransmission; sending

See also: Chinese symbol for “broadcasting”.

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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