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Japanese symbol for “placard”

Romaji: keiji
notice; bulletin; post; posting

In Japanese, placard is , read (keiji).

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 notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard

Kanji and stroke order

put up (a notice), put up, hoist
on: ケイ
kun: かか.げる
11 strokes · JLPT 1
show, indicate, point out
on: ジ、シ
kun: しめ.す
5 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “placard”

WordReadingMeaning
プラカード purakaadoplacard
びら birabill; handbill; flyer
はりだし haridashiposter; placard; notice
かけふだ kakefudasign; placard
はりだし haridashiposter; placard; notice

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
けいさい keisaipublication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial)
かかげる kakageruto put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to fly (e.g. a flag)
けいじばん keijibanbulletin board; display board; notice board
けいよう keiyouhoisting (e.g. a flag); raising; flying
けいしゅつ keishutsuposting (e.g. a notice); displaying; putting up
てんじ tenjiexhibition; display
しじ shijiindication; denotation; designation
しめす shimesuto (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to tell

See also: Chinese symbol for “placard”.

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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