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Japanese symbol for “evangelist”

Romaji: dendoushi
evangelist

In Japanese, evangelist is , read (dendoushi).

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 evangelist

Kanji and stroke order

transmit, go along, walk along
on: デン、テン
kun: つた.わる、つた.える、つた.う、つだ.う
6 strokes · JLPT 2
road-way, street, district
on: ドウ、トウ
kun: みち、いう
12 strokes · JLPT 4
expert, teacher, master
on: シ
kun: いくさ
10 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “evangelist”

WordReadingMeaning
でんどうしゃ dendoushaevangelist; evangelistic worker
ふくいんしか fukuinshikaevangelist (i.e. Matthew, Mark, Luke or John)
ふくいんでんどうしゃ fukuindendoushaevangelist; gospeler; gospeller
エバンジェリスト ebanjerisutoevangelist
ふきょうしゃ fukyoushamissionary; evangelist; propagandist

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
でんとう dentoutradition; convention
せんでん sendenpublicity; advertisement; advertising
でんせつ densetsulegend; folklore; tradition
てつだい tetsudaihelper; assistant
いでん idenheredity; (genetic) inheritance
いでんし idenshigene
ほうどう houdoureport (of news); reporting; news
どうろ douroroad; highway
きょうし kyoushiteacher; instructor

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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