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Japanese symbol for “discoverer”

Romaji: hakkensha
discoverer

In Japanese, discoverer is , read (hakkensha).

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 discoverer

Kanji and stroke order

departure, discharge, publish
on: ハツ、ホツ
kun: た.つ、あば.く、おこ.る、つか.わす
9 strokes · JLPT 3
see, hopes, chances
on: ケン
kun: み.る、み.える、み.せる
7 strokes · JLPT 4
someone, person
on: シャ
kun: もの
8 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “discoverer”

WordReadingMeaning
ディスカバラー disukabaraadiscoverer

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
はつばい hatsubaisale; offering for sale; putting on sale
はっぴょう happyouannouncement; publication; presenting
かいはつ kaihatsudevelopment; cultivation; application
はっせい hasseioccurrence; incidence; outbreak
はっけん hakkendiscovery; detection; finding
はつげん hatsugenstatement; remark; observation
みる miruto see; to look; to watch
いけん ikenopinion; view; comment
かんじゃ kanjapatient

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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