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Japanese symbol for “nameplate”

Romaji: hyousatsu
nameplate; doorplate

In Japanese, nameplate is , read (hyousatsu).

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 nameplate; doorplate

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

surface, table, chart
on: ヒョウ
kun: おもて、-おもて、あらわ.す、あらわ.れる
8 strokes · JLPT 2
tag, paper money, counter for bonds
on: サツ
kun: ふだ
5 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “nameplate”

WordReadingMeaning
ネーム neemunameplate
めいばん meibannameplate; plaque
ひょう hyounameplate
もんぴょう monpyounameplate; doorplate
てふだ tefudaname tag; nameplate; business card

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
はっぴょう happyouannouncement; publication; presenting
だいひょう daihyourepresentation; representative; delegate
ひょうげん hyougenexpression; representation; description
ひょうじょう hyoujoufacial expression; countenance
こうひょう kouhyouofficial announcement; proclamation
ひょうめん hyoumensurface; face
にゅうさつ nyuusatsubid; tender; bidding
かいさつ kaisatsuexamination of tickets

See also: Chinese symbol for “nameplate”.

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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