Japanese symbol for “exaltation”
発揚
はつよう
Romaji: hatsuyou
exaltation; elevation; enhancement; promotion
In Japanese, exaltation is 発揚, read はつよう (hatsuyou).
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 exaltation; elevation; enhancement; promotion; raising
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “exaltation”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 高揚感 | こうようかん kouyoukan | exaltation; emotional uplift |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 発売 | はつばい hatsubai | sale; offering for sale; putting on sale |
| 発表 | はっぴょう happyou | announcement; publication; presenting |
| 開発 | かいはつ kaihatsu | development; cultivation; application |
| 発生 | はっせい hassei | occurrence; incidence; outbreak |
| 発見 | はっけん hakken | discovery; detection; finding |
| 発言 | はつげん hatsugen | statement; remark; observation |
| 揚げ | あげ age | deep-frying; deep-fried food |
| 高揚 | こうよう kouyou | elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift |
See also: Chinese symbol for “exaltation”.
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.