Japanese symbol for “invocation”
発動
はつどう
Romaji: hatsudou
putting into operation
In Japanese, invocation is 発動, read はつどう (hatsudou).
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, vi, vs putting into operation
- n, vi, vs invocation (law)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “invocation”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 援用 | えんよう en'you | quotation (to support one's argument); citation (e.g. of a precedent); invocation |
| 召喚 | しょうかん shoukan | summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation |
| 呼び出し | よびだし yobidashi | call; invocation |
| 念誦 | ねんじゅ nenju | invocation |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 発売 | はつばい hatsubai | sale; offering for sale; putting on sale |
| 発表 | はっぴょう happyou | announcement; publication; presenting |
| 開発 | かいはつ kaihatsu | development; cultivation; application |
| 発生 | はっせい hassei | occurrence; incidence; outbreak |
| 発見 | はっけん hakken | discovery; detection; finding |
| 発言 | はつげん hatsugen | statement; remark; observation |
| 活動 | かつどう katsudou | activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation |
| 行動 | こうどう koudou | action; conduct; behaviour |
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.