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Japanese symbol for “informatics”

Romaji: jouhou
information; news; report; intelligence

In Japanese, informatics is , read (jouhou).

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 information; news; report; intelligence
  2. n information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.)
  3. n informatics (as a subject)

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

Other Japanese words for “informatics”

WordReadingMeaning
じょうほうがく jouhougakuinformatics; information science
インフォマティクス infomatikusuinformatics

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
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
ほうしゅう houshuuremuneration; recompense; reward

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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