Japanese symbol for “originator”
発起人
ほっきにん
Romaji: hokkinin
originator; promoter
In Japanese, originator is 発起人, read ほっきにん (hokkinin).
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Meanings
- n originator; promoter
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “originator”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 元祖 | がんそ ganso | originator; pioneer; inventor |
| 張本人 | ちょうほんにん chouhonnin | originator; ringleader; perpetrator |
| 始祖 | しそ shiso | founder; originator; pioneer |
| 開祖 | かいそ kaiso | (sect) founder; apostle; originator |
| 祖 | そ so | originator; pioneer; inventor |
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 |
| 起訴 | きそ kiso | prosecution; indictment |
| 起こる | おこる okoru | to occur; to happen |
| 人間 | にんげん ningen | human being; human; person |
See also: Chinese symbol for “originator”.
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.