Japanese symbol for “oracle”
託宣
たくせん
Romaji: takusen
oracle; revelation; divine message
In Japanese, oracle is 託宣, read たくせん (takusen).
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, vs oracle; revelation; divine message
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “oracle”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| オラクル | オラクル orakuru | oracle |
| お告げ | おつげ otsuge | oracle; revelation; divine message |
| 神託 | しんたく shintaku | oracle; revelation; divine message |
| 巫 | かんなぎ kannagi | medium; diviner; shaman |
| 神勅 | しんちょく shinchoku | oracle |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 委託 | いたく itaku | entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge |
| 信託 | しんたく shintaku | trust; entrusting; leaving in someone's trust |
| 託す | たくす takusu | to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to place under someone's care |
| 受託 | じゅたく jutaku | being entrusted with; taking charge of |
| 結託 | けったく kettaku | conspiracy; collusion |
| 嘱託 | しょくたく shokutaku | commission; entrusting with (work) |
| 宣言 | せんげん sengen | declaration; proclamation; announcement |
| 宣伝 | せんでん senden | publicity; advertisement; advertising |
See also: Chinese symbol for “oracle”.
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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