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Japanese symbol for “informative”

Romaji: jouhouryounoooi
informative

In Japanese, informative is , read (jouhouryounoooi).

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. adj-i informative

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
quantity, measure, weight
on: リョウ
kun: はか.る
12 strokes · JLPT 2
many, frequent, much
on: タ
kun: おお.い、まさ.に、まさ.る
6 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “informative”

WordReadingMeaning
じょうほうりょうがおおい jouhouryougaooihaving high information content; informative
べんきょうになる benkyouninaruenlightening; informative; illuminating

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
たいりょう tairyoularge quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
たすう tasuularge number (of); many

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.