Japanese symbol for “flack”

宣伝係

せんでんがかり

Romaji: sendengakari

publicist; public relations officer; press agent; propagandist

In Japanese, flack is 宣伝係, read せんでんがかり (sendengakari).

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Meanings

n publicist; public relations officer; press agent; propagandist; flack

Kanji and stroke order

宣

proclaim, say, announce

on: セン
kun: のたま.う

9 strokes · JLPT 1

伝

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

係

person in charge, connection, duty

on: ケイ
kun: かか.る、かかり、-がかり、かか.わる

9 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
宣言	せんげん sengen	declaration; proclamation; announcement
宣伝	せんでん senden	publicity; advertisement; advertising
宣告	せんこく senkoku	sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence
宣誓	せんせい sensei	oath; abjuration; pledge
宣戦	せんせん sensen	declaration of war
宣教師	せんきょうし senkyoushi	missionary
伝統	でんとう dentou	tradition; convention
伝説	でんせつ densetsu	legend; folklore; tradition
関係	かんけい kankei	relation; relationship; connection

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.