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Japanese symbol for “causing”

Romaji: yuuhatsu
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to

In Japanese, causing is , read (yuuhatsu).

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 inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to

Kanji and stroke order

entice, lead, tempt
on: ユウ
kun: さそ.う、いざな.う
14 strokes · JLPT 1
departure, discharge, publish
on: ハツ、ホツ
kun: た.つ、あば.く、おこ.る、つか.わす
9 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “causing”

WordReadingMeaning
しょうらい shouraibringing about; giving rise to; causing
じょうせい jouseiarousing; causing; creating
よってきたる yottekitaruoriginating; causing; beginning
しょうらい shouraibringing about; giving rise to; causing
うんじょう unjouarousing; causing; creating

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ゆうどう yuudouguidance; leading; induction
ゆうかい yuukaiabduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
さそう sasouto invite; to ask (someone to do); to call (for)
ゆうわく yuuwakutemptation; allurement; lure
かんゆう kan'yuuinvitation; solicitation; canvassing
さそい sasoiinvitation; introduction
はつばい hatsubaisale; offering for sale; putting on sale
はっぴょう happyouannouncement; publication; presenting

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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