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Japanese symbol for “foia”

Romaji: jouhoukoukaihou
Freedom of Information Act; FOIA

In Japanese, foia is , read (jouhoukoukaihou).

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 Freedom of Information Act; FOIA (law)

Kanji and stroke order

feelings, emotion, passion
on: ジョウ、セイ
kun: なさ.け
11 strokes · JLPT 2
report, news, reward
on: ホウ
kun: むく.いる
12 strokes · JLPT 2
public, prince, official
on: コウ、ク
kun: おおやけ
4 strokes · JLPT 2
open, unfold, unseal
on: カイ
kun: ひら.く、ひら.き、-びら.き、ひら.ける
12 strokes · JLPT 3
method, law, rule
on: ホウ、ハッ、ホッ、フラン
kun: のり
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
じょうほう jouhouinformation; news; report
かんじょう kanjouemotion; feeling; feelings
じじょう jijoucircumstances; conditions; situation
ひょうじょう hyoujoufacial expression; countenance
あいじょう aijoulove; affection
じょうねつ jounetsupassion; enthusiasm; zeal
ほうこく houkokureport; information
ほうどう houdoureport (of news); reporting; news
こうかい koukaiopening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting
かいさい kaisaiholding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
ほうほう houhoumethod; way; manner

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.