Japanese symbol for “hype”
誇大宣伝
こだいせんでん
Romaji: kodaisenden
exaggerated advertisement; overblown advertising; hype
In Japanese, hype is 誇大宣伝, read こだいせんでん (kodaisenden).
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 exaggerated advertisement; overblown advertising; hype
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 誇り | ほこり hokori | pride; boast; credit (to) |
| 誇る | ほこる hokoru | to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in |
| 誇張 | こちょう kochou | exaggeration |
| 誇示 | こじ koji | flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.) |
| 誇大 | こだい kodai | exaggeration; hyperbole |
| 誇らしい | ほこらしい hokorashii | proud; haughty; arrogant |
| 大丈夫 | だいじょうぶ daijoubu | safe; secure; sound |
| 大変 | たいへん taihen | very; greatly; terribly |
| 宣言 | せんげん sengen | declaration; proclamation; announcement |
| 伝統 | でんとう dentou | tradition; convention |
See also: Chinese symbol for “hype”.
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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