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Japanese symbol for “impresario”

Romaji: kougyounushi
showman; impresario; promoter; producer

In Japanese, impresario is , read (kougyounushi).

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 showman; impresario; promoter; producer

Kanji and stroke order

entertain, revive, retrieve
on: コウ、キョウ
kun: おこ.る、おこ.す
16 strokes · JLPT 1
going, journey, carry out
on: コウ、ギョウ、アン
kun: い.く、ゆ.く、-ゆ.き、-ゆき
6 strokes · JLPT 4
lord, chief, master
on: シュ、ス、シュウ
kun: ぬし、おも、あるじ
5 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “impresario”

WordReadingMeaning
しゅさいしゃ shusaishasponsor; promoter; impresario

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
きょうみ kyoumiinterest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
こうふん koufunexcitement; stimulation; agitation
しんこう shinkoupromotion; encouragement
しんこう shinkourising; developing; emergent
ふっこう fukkourevival; reconstruction; restoration
きょうみぶかい kyoumibukaivery interesting; of great interest
こうどう koudouaction; conduct; behaviour
おこなう okonauto perform; to do; to conduct oneself
しゅぎ shugidoctrine; rule; principle

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.