Japanese symbol for “disclosure”
公開
こうかい
Romaji: koukai
opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling
In Japanese, disclosure is 公開, read こうかい (koukai).
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 opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “disclosure”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 暴露 | ばくろ bakuro | disclosure; exposure; revelation |
| 告知 | こくち kokuchi | notice; notification; announcement |
| 開示 | かいじ kaiji | release (of information, documents, etc.); disclosure; display |
| 露見 | ろけん roken | discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure |
| 露呈 | ろてい rotei | exposure; disclosure |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 公式 | こうしき koushiki | official; formal |
| 公演 | こうえん kouen | public performance |
| 公園 | こうえん kouen | (public) park |
| 公共 | こうきょう koukyou | public (facilities, service, etc.); communal |
| 公表 | こうひょう kouhyou | official announcement; proclamation |
| 開催 | かいさい kaisai | holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics) |
| 開発 | かいはつ kaihatsu | development; cultivation; application |
| 開始 | かいし kaishi | start; commencement; beginning |
See also: Chinese symbol for “disclosure”.
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.