Japanese symbol for “entry”
参加
さんか
Romaji: sanka
participation; joining; entry
In Japanese, entry is 参加, read さんか (sanka).
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, vi, vs participation; joining; entry
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “entry”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 登録 | とうろく touroku | registration; accession; register |
| 記入 | きにゅう kinyuu | entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out |
| 応募 | おうぼ oubo | application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.) |
| 出場 | しゅつじょう shutsujou | participation (in a tournament, match, race, etc.); entry; taking part (in) |
| 進入 | しんにゅう shinnyuu | entry; going into; approach |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 参考 | さんこう sankou | reference; consultation |
| 参照 | さんしょう sanshou | reference (e.g. to a dictionary, passage, footnotes); consultation; comparison |
| 参議院 | さんぎいん sangiin | House of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of Japan) |
| 参戦 | さんせん sansen | participation in a war; going to war |
| 持参 | じさん jisan | bringing; taking; carrying |
| 追加 | ついか tsuika | addition; supplement; appending |
| 増加 | ぞうか zouka | increase; rise; growth |
| 加工 | かこう kakou | manufacturing; processing; treatment |
See also: Chinese symbol for “entry”.
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.