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Japanese symbol for “despatch”

Romaji: haken
dispatch; despatch; deployment

In Japanese, despatch is , read (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

  1. n, vs, vt dispatch; despatch; deployment
  2. n temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp

Kanji and stroke order

faction, group, party
on: ハ
9 strokes · JLPT 1
dispatch, despatch, send
on: ケン
kun: つか.う、-つか.い、-づか.い、つか.わす
13 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “despatch”

WordReadingMeaning
はっしん hasshindispatch; despatch; transmission
そうたつ soutatsudelivery; dispatch; despatch
つかわす tsukawasuto send; to dispatch; to despatch
きゅうそう kyuusoudispatch; despatch
したてる shitateruto prepare; to send; to despatch

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
りっぱ rippasplendid; fine; handsome
はで hadeshowy; loud; flashy
はばつ habatsuclique; faction
さは sahaleft wing
はしゅつじょ hashutsujobranch office
こづかい kozukaipocket money; spending money; pin money
むだづかい mudazukaiwaste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
こころづかい kokorozukaiconsideration (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.

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