Japanese symbol for “impression”
印象
いんしょう
Romaji: inshou
impression
In Japanese, impression is 印象, read いんしょう (inshou).
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 impression
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “impression”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 感じ | かんじ kanji | feeling; sense; impression |
| 版 | はん han | edition; version; printing |
| 感激 | かんげき kangeki | deep emotion; impression; inspiration |
| 感 | かん kan | feeling; sensation; emotion |
| イメージ | イメージ imeeji | image (in one's mind); impression; imagining |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 印刷 | いんさつ insatsu | printing |
| 調印 | ちょういん chouin | signature; signing; sealing |
| 印鑑 | いんかん inkan | stamp; seal |
| 消印 | けしいん keshiin | postmark; (postal) cancellation mark |
| 目印 | めじるし mejirushi | mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign |
| 対象 | たいしょう taishou | target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.) |
| 現象 | げんしょう genshou | phenomenon |
| 象徴 | しょうちょう shouchou | symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation |
See also: Chinese symbol for “impression”.
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.