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Japanese symbol for “mention”

Romaji: kisai
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement

In Japanese, mention is , read (kisai).

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, vs, vt mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing

Kanji and stroke order

scribe, account, narrative
on: キ
kun: しる.す
10 strokes · JLPT 2
ride, board, get on
on: サイ
kun: の.せる、の.る
13 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “mention”

WordReadingMeaning
のべる noberuto state; to express; to say
しるす shirusuto mention; to describe; to give an account of
はなす hanasuto tell; to explain; to narrate
ろんきゅう ronkyuumention; reference to; touching upon
もちだす mochidasuto mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
きじ kijiarticle; news story; report
きねん kinencommemoration; celebration; remembrance
きろく kirokurecord; document; minutes
きおく kiokumemory; recollection; remembrance
きしゃ kishareporter; journalist
にっき nikkidiary; journal
けいさい keisaipublication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial)
れんさい rensaiserialization; serialisation; serial story

See also: Chinese symbol for “mention”.

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.