Japanese symbol for “declaration”
宣言
せんげん
Romaji: sengen
declaration; proclamation; announcement
In Japanese, declaration is 宣言, read せんげん (sengen).
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 declaration; proclamation; announcement
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “declaration”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 声明 | せいめい seimei | declaration; statement; proclamation |
| 表明 | ひょうめい hyoumei | declaration; indication; representation |
| 公言 | こうげん kougen | declaration; profession |
| 申告 | しんこく shinkoku | report; return (e.g. tax); statement |
| 明言 | めいげん meigen | declaration; statement |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 宣伝 | せんでん senden | publicity; advertisement; advertising |
| 宣告 | せんこく senkoku | sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence |
| 宣誓 | せんせい sensei | oath; abjuration; pledge |
| 宣戦 | せんせん sensen | declaration of war |
| 宣教師 | せんきょうし senkyoushi | missionary |
| 言う | いう iu | to say; to utter; to declare |
| 言葉 | ことば kotoba | language; dialect |
| 発言 | はつげん hatsugen | statement; remark; observation |
See also: Chinese symbol for “declaration”.
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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