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Japanese symbol for “critic”

Romaji: hyousha
critic; reviewer

In Japanese, critic is , read (hyousha).

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 critic; reviewer

Kanji and stroke order

evaluate, criticism, comment
on: ヒョウ
12 strokes · JLPT 2
someone, person
on: シャ
kun: もの
8 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “critic”

WordReadingMeaning
ひょうろんか hyouronkacritic; reviewer; commentator
ひひょうか hihyoukacritic
ひはんしゃ hihanshacritic
クリティック kuritikkucritic

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ひょうか hyoukavaluation; appraisal; evaluation
ひょうばん hyoubanreputation; (public) estimation; popularity
ひょうろん hyouroncriticism; critique; review
ひひょう hihyoucriticism; critique; review
こうひょう kouhyoufavorable reception; good reputation; popularity
ひょうぎ hyougiconference; discussion
かんじゃ kanjapatient
きしゃ kishareporter; journalist

See also: Chinese symbol for “critic”.

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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