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Japanese symbol for “informing”

Romaji: hasshin
dispatch; despatch; transmission; submission

In Japanese, informing is , read (hasshin).

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, vi, vs dispatch; despatch; transmission; submission
  2. n, vi, vs informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling

Kanji and stroke order

departure, discharge, publish
on: ハツ、ホツ
kun: た.つ、あば.く、おこ.る、つか.わす
9 strokes · JLPT 3
faith, truth, fidelity
on: シン
9 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “informing”

WordReadingMeaning
みっこく mikkokuanonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off
きょうじ kyoujiinstruction; teaching; guidance

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
はつばい hatsubaisale; offering for sale; putting on sale
はっぴょう happyouannouncement; publication; presenting
かいはつ kaihatsudevelopment; cultivation; application
はっせい hasseioccurrence; incidence; outbreak
はっけん hakkendiscovery; detection; finding
はつげん hatsugenstatement; remark; observation
つうしん tsuushincorrespondence; communication; transmission
しんらい shinraitrust (in); confidence; faith

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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