Japanese symbol for “bulletin”
速報
そくほう
Romaji: sokuhou
news flash; prompt report; bulletin; quick announcement
In Japanese, bulletin is 速報, read そくほう (sokuhou).
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 news flash; prompt report; bulletin; quick announcement
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “bulletin”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 会報 | かいほう kaihou | bulletin (issued by a society); report; newsletter |
| 掲示 | けいじ keiji | notice; bulletin; post |
| 通報 | つうほう tsuuhou | report; notification; tip |
| 告示 | こくじ kokuji | notice; bulletin |
| 紀要 | きよう kiyou | bulletin; memoirs |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 高速 | こうそく kousoku | high-speed; rapid; express |
| 速度 | そくど sokudo | speed; velocity; pace |
| 急速 | きゅうそく kyuusoku | rapid (e.g. progress) |
| 加速 | かそく kasoku | acceleration; speeding up |
| 時速 | じそく jisoku | speed (per hour) |
| 減速 | げんそく gensoku | deceleration |
| 情報 | じょうほう jouhou | information; news; report |
| 報告 | ほうこく houkoku | report; information |
See also: Chinese symbol for “bulletin”.
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.