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Japanese symbol for “expressive”

Romaji: hyoujouyutaka
expressive; with feeling

In Japanese, expressive is , read (hyoujouyutaka).

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. adj-na expressive; with feeling

Kanji and stroke order

surface, table, chart
on: ヒョウ
kun: おもて、-おもて、あらわ.す、あらわ.れる
8 strokes · JLPT 2
feelings, emotion, passion
on: ジョウ、セイ
kun: なさ.け
11 strokes · JLPT 2
bountiful, excellent, rich
on: ホウ、ブ
kun: ゆた.か、とよ
13 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
はっぴょう happyouannouncement; publication; presenting
だいひょう daihyourepresentation; representative; delegate
ひょうげん hyougenexpression; representation; description
ひょうじょう hyoujoufacial expression; countenance
こうひょう kouhyouofficial announcement; proclamation
ひょうめん hyoumensurface; face
じょうほう jouhouinformation; news; report
かんじょう kanjouemotion; feeling; feelings
ゆたか yutakaabundant; plentiful; rich

See also: Chinese symbol for “expressive”.

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.