Japanese symbol for “despatch”
派遣
はけん
Romaji: haken
dispatch; despatch; deployment
In Japanese, despatch is 派遣, read はけん (haken).
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 dispatch; despatch; deployment
- n temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “despatch”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 発信 | はっしん hasshin | dispatch; despatch; transmission |
| 送達 | そうたつ soutatsu | delivery; dispatch; despatch |
| 遣わす | つかわす tsukawasu | to send; to dispatch; to despatch |
| 急送 | きゅうそう kyuusou | dispatch; despatch |
| 仕立てる | したてる shitateru | to prepare; to send; to despatch |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 立派 | りっぱ rippa | splendid; fine; handsome |
| 派手 | はで hade | showy; loud; flashy |
| 派閥 | はばつ habatsu | clique; faction |
| 左派 | さは saha | left wing |
| 派出所 | はしゅつじょ hashutsujo | branch office |
| 小遣い | こづかい kozukai | pocket money; spending money; pin money |
| 無駄遣い | むだづかい mudazukai | waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away |
| 心遣い | こころづかい kokorozukai | consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude |
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.