Japanese symbol for “petition”
申請
しんせい
Romaji: shinsei
application; request; petition
In Japanese, petition is 申請, read しんせい (shinsei).
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, vt application; request; petition
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “petition”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 請願 | せいがん seigan | petition |
| 陳情 | ちんじょう chinjou | petition; appeal |
| 訴状 | そじょう sojou | petition; complaint; (legal) brief |
| 願書 | がんしょ gansho | (written) application; written request; petition |
| 嘆願 | たんがん tangan | entreaty; appeal; petition |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 申し訳 | もうしわけ moushiwake | apology; excuse |
| 申告 | しんこく shinkoku | report; return (e.g. tax); statement |
| 申し込み | もうしこみ moushikomi | application; entry; request |
| 答申 | とうしん toushin | report; reply; findings |
| 申し出 | もうしで moushide | proposal; offer; request |
| 請求 | せいきゅう seikyuu | claim; demand; charge |
| 要請 | ようせい yousei | appeal; call for something; request |
| 請負 | うけおい ukeoi | contract (for work); contracting; undertaking |
See also: Chinese symbol for “petition”.
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.