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Japanese symbol for “organizing”

Romaji: shusai
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising

In Japanese, organizing is , read (shusai).

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 sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging

Kanji and stroke order

lord, chief, master
on: シュ、ス、シュウ
kun: ぬし、おも、あるじ
5 strokes · JLPT 3
sponsor, hold (a meeting), give (a dinner)
on: サイ
kun: もよう.す、もよお.す
13 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “organizing”

WordReadingMeaning
しんせつ shinsetsuestablishing; founding; setting up
オルグ oruguorganizing; organising; organization

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しゅぎ shugidoctrine; rule; principle
しゅちょう shuchouclaim; insistence; assertion
みんしゅ minshudemocracy; popular sovereignty
しゅよう shuyouchief; main; principal
しゅじん shujinhead (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress
かいさい kaisaiholding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
もよおし moyooshievent; festivities; function
さいみん saiminhypnosis

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.