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Japanese symbol for “flotation”

Romaji: boshuu
recruitment; invitation; selection; advertisement

In Japanese, flotation is , read (boshuu).

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, vs, vt recruitment; invitation; selection; advertisement; taking applications
  2. n, vs, vt raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; subscription; solicitation
  3. n, vs, vt flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)

Kanji and stroke order

recruit, campaign, gather (contributions)
on: ボ
kun: つの.る
12 strokes · JLPT 2
gather, meet, congregate
on: シュウ
kun: あつ.まる、あつ.める、つど.う
12 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “flotation”

WordReadingMeaning
ふゆうほう fuyuuhouflotation; flotation method
ふゆうせんこう fuyuusenkouflotation (mineral processing method)
ぼにゅう bonyuuallotment (of shares, bonds, etc.); flotation; subscription

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
おうぼ ouboapplication; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.)
つのる tsunoruto become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent
ぼきん bokinfundraising; collection of contributions
こうぼ koubopublic appeal (e.g. for contributions); public advertisement (of a post); open recruitment
きゅうぼ kyuubohurried recruitment; urgent recruitment
へんしゅう henshuuediting; compilation
しゅうだん shuudangroup; mass
しゅうちゅう shuuchuuconcentration (on a task); focusing one's attention

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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